Comments on: US Solar PV to Double in 2011; Grow 47% a year to 2015 http://cleantechnica.com/2011/08/08/us-solar-pv-to-double-in-2011-grow-47-a-year-to-2015/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Mon, 29 Dec 2014 06:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Entersolar http://cleantechnica.com/2011/08/08/us-solar-pv-to-double-in-2011-grow-47-a-year-to-2015/#comment-103488 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:56:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=29491#comment-103488 It is great to see solar installations flourishing in this downward spiral economy. Diligent companies are looking towards the future – both financially, and for the planet. We hope it becomes like a snowball down a hill. Our new blog post is on NJ SREC prices, and we think you might find it to be informative. We look forward to following your insight.

]]> By: Astarloa60 http://cleantechnica.com/2011/08/08/us-solar-pv-to-double-in-2011-grow-47-a-year-to-2015/#comment-102847 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:34:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=29491#comment-102847 The 6.4 GW refers to total installed capacity…One hard number for overall US solar PV capacity is actually difficult to find and pin down…Solarbuzz’s 6.4 GW total out of the 17 GW is dependent on events yet to unfold…

According to Solarbuzz, “Within the next five years, Solarbuzz forecasts the market will grow to up to 6.4 GW depending on the scenario, representing a CAGR of up to 47%, underpinned by a current project pipeline of over 17 GW.”

According to SEIA’s Q1 2011 review, cumulative grid-connected PV in the U.S. totaled over 2.3 GW. Total for off-grid isn’t included in the report.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cleantechnica.com/2011/08/08/us-solar-pv-to-double-in-2011-grow-47-a-year-to-2015/#comment-102819 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:42:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=29491#comment-102819 In 2009 (2010 numbers not yet released) we had 0.619 GW of solar on line in the US and that produced only 0.02% of our total electricity.

Just a rough back-of-envelop suggests that we need 50x of the 2009 capacity or about 31GW to reach a 1% power production share. When solar becomes 1% of our total grid supply I think it will be taken a lot more seriously. Right now I see people dismissing solar based on the small roll it is playing.

That used to be the case for wind power, but with wind now above 2% (2.3% in 2010) wind is getting respect. And shaping the grid mix.

]]> By: Gregory Norminton http://cleantechnica.com/2011/08/08/us-solar-pv-to-double-in-2011-grow-47-a-year-to-2015/#comment-102814 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:17:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=29491#comment-102814 Maybe I’m rather dim, but it seems to me that this post is very unclear. In the first paragraph, does the claim that “the US solar PV market [will] grow… to reach 6.4 GW by 2015″ refer to TOTAL installed power, or installations for that one year? If it’s the former, it makes a nonsense of the ’17 GW in the pipeline’ claim.

Please do better on these facts and figures.

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