For First Time In 15 Years, US Solar Panel Installations Surpass Germany Q3 2013

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More American homes installed solar panels in the third quarter of this year than ever before, with 52 percent more going on line than in the same period last year, according to a new report.

The report, from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association, finds that 31,000 American homes installed solar panels in the third quarter.

Overall, the U.S. installed 930 megawatts worth of solar panels, up 35 percent from the same time last year. The U.S. is expected to install more solar panels than world leader Germany for the first time in 15 years, the report finds.

“Solar is the second-largest source of new electricity capacity in the U.S. this year, trailing only natural gas," said Shayle Kann, vice president of research for GTM Research, one of the authors of the report. "Already the groundwork has been laid for a mainstream solar future."

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http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/192611-report-us-solar-installations-skyrocket

[newfie11]

1. If we didn't have so much hail here I would love solar panels

Maybe someday

[House of Roberts]

2. A more meaningful metric would be per-capita installation.

Germany has so much solar already in place, that their market for new capacity is waning. Their subsidies are also being cut.