Second fiddle no more: US grid solar to generate more power than wind later this year - report
Donald Trump's energy department forecasts solar will exceed wind for the first time in Q3 despite less installed capacity
US grid-scale solar will produce more electricity than wind for the first time in the third quarter, one year before it will become the renewable energy installed generating capacity leader, according to the Department of Energy (DoE).
The forecast by Energy Information Administration (EIA), DOE’s statistical arm, is in line with market expectations that solar will overtake wind as an electric power supplier in the foreseeable future and greatly extend its lead next decade.