A record-breaking 16 GW of solar to be installed in 2016
BOSTON and WASHINGTON — The U.S. solar market is forecast to grow substantially this year — 119 percent — according to GTM Research in its U.S. Solar Market Insight Report 2015 Year in Review, published in conjunction with the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).
Led by the utility-scale segment, GTM Research is predicting 16 gigawatts (GW) of solar will be installed in the U.S. in 2016, more than doubling the record-breaking 7.3 GW installed in 2015.