Interest Grows in Solar

摘要

A recent spate of utility-scale solar project announcements indicates a continued-and growing-interest in solar power by U.S. utilities.rnSolar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) technologies are both being used. A Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) report on PV generation for regulated utilities released in February said the sum of large, utility-owned distributed PV announcements in 2008 was more than twice the total installed capacity in 2007. With an estimated 30 GW of solar power in California, Nevada and Western Texas, GSP is expected to play a big role in the U.S. generation portfolio.