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Global solar installations projected to jump 56% this year!! (slrpnk.net)
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https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/chart-solar-installations-set-to-break-global-us-records-in-2023

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[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why do they think China solar installs will double next year?

[–] benjhm@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago

Already this year, as it seems to me. Then next year, suddenly lots of 'buffer/unknown' - so where's that?

[–] dreugeworst@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Because that's what solar installs have been doing so far this year, apparently:

https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/11/solar-is-king-2023-50-global-growth-predicted/

China’s solar industry is operating at a 93.6% annual growth rate, looked at through the 12-month rolling average – or if you compare the first six months of 2023 to H1 2022, then the pace of installations has more than doubled, accelerating 154%