Chart: Solar power is shattering global records

Published on August 30, 2024

Solar has been gaining popularity for years now, but in 2023 the clean energy source really took off: A staggering 428 gigawatts’ worth of solar was installed worldwide last year, up by 76 percent from what was deployed in 2022, per new BloombergNEF data . That’s more than double the industry’s recent growth rates. …

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