The US has added more solar power than any other type of electricity in 2018 so far — more evidence of an energy revolution

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• The US added more solar power than any other type of electricity in the first quarter of 2018.
• Solar accounts for 55% of all US electricity added so far in 2018. 
• The number is evidence of a broader global shift: Investment in renewable energy for electricity is overtaking fossil fuels. 

The US added more solar power than any other type of electricity in the first quarter of 2018.

According to a new report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), a nonprofit group, the US solar market added 2.5 gigawatts of new capacity in the first three months of 2018, up 13% from the first quarter of 2017.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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