science

20196 readers

341 users here now

A community to post scientific articles, news, and civil discussion.

rule #1: be kind

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

541

Solar becomes top source of electricity in California (pv-magazine-usa.com)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

33 comments fedilink hide all child comments

"In the 12 months ending April 2025, solar generated 83.1 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity, compared to 81.6 TWh from natural gas."

"Nationally, solar generation continues to climb. In April, solar supplied 10.64% of U.S. electricity for the month (marking the first time the country crossed the 10% mark) and contributed 7.35% of generation over the rolling 12 months. California, by comparison, produced 42% of its electricity from solar at its seasonal peak in April, with May expected to push that figure even higher."

Good 'ol CA, long-time nation-leader.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Very nice writeup. Don't have the time to fully read, but did a quick skim. Def saved for later reference though.

You sound like you might have the latest news on the 30% tax credit. Do you know how much longer that'll be a thing/what you'd need to do now to get it?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Just from a quick search,

Legislation passed in July 2025, known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," affects the Residential Clean Energy Credit.

The 30% credit will end on December 31, 2025, without a phase-out period.
Systems must be installed and commissioned by this date to receive the full credit.
This changes the previous plan under the Inflation Reduction Act, which included a gradual phase-down until 2034.