Solar power in the Southeast has more than tripled in the past six years and is projected to double again in the next four years as electric utilities and their customers turn more to the sun to replace aging coal plants and generate more power for the growing number of electric-powered vehicles on the road, according to a study released Thursday.
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, which has been tracking solar generation across the South for the past six years, said the amount of electricity generated by utilities and rooftop solar panels grew in the seven states of the Southeast to 18,776 megawatts, or 580 watts per customer.
Despite supply chain disruptions that delayed some projects and raised the costs of many solar installations, the new solar study projects the planned solar additions will boost solar generation in the Southeast to nearly 40,000 megawatts by 2026.
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