Florida tops in US for solar installations so far this year, report finds

In Florida, South Florida Sun Sentinel reported that Florida topped all other U.S. states for solar energy installations during the first half of 2023.

According to the report, Florida is also on track to upend California and Texas, the top solar installers of 2021 and 2022, for solar energy capacity increase in 2023.

The new figures were reported in the latest Solar Market Insight report released Thursday by energy analytics firm Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).

The report revealed that Florida added 2,499 megawatts of solar-generation capacity during the first half of the year, far surpassing the 1,648 MW added by California and the 1,292 MW added by Texas.

Florida’s increase for the first six months exceeded the amount of solar capacity ever installed in the state during an entire year, an SEIA news release stated.

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