A new report shows Texas led the country in new solar capacity in 2023, putting California in the No. 2 spot for the second time in three years.
A giant solar farm was finished just last year, producing enough power for thousands of homes. Some might be surprised to learn it's in Texas — just outside Houston in Fort Bend County, where people associate energy more with fossil fuels and less with solar.
A recent industry report found that across the country, the U.S. solar industry added a record 32.4 gigawatts of new electric generating capacity in 2023. That's a 37% increase from the previous record set in 2021, and a 51% jump from 2022. The Solar Energy Industries Association credits the Federal Inflation Reduction Act for supercharging the industry through incentives such as tax credits — although Hirs says in Texas the market incentives for solar investment were already high.
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