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Global Installed Solar Capacity To Blow Past 2 Terawatts, USA Or Not (cleantechnica.com)
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[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 days ago

“Notably, 2 TW of solar is equivalent to the total installed electricity capacity of India, the USA and UK combined and could power an estimated one billion homes, based on a global average household energy consumption of 3,500 kWh per year and a 20% capacity factor,” the Solar Council points out.