EIA: 60% of Planned U.S. Generation to Come from Solar, Battery Storage

SUGAR LAND--March 8, 2022--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 85 gigawatts (GW) of power generation is expected to be added in the U.S. in 2022 and 2023. Of this, 60% (51 GW) is planned to come from solar generation or battery energy storage systems (BESS). Solar facilities and BESS go hand in hand, and much of the upcoming solar and battery additions will exist in conjunction with each other.