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

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"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.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

You should have really looked into it while the 30% fed discount existed. I

The real return on renewables is in the industrial facilities. Your house isn't going to have the location or the hardware to optimize sunlight collection like a multi million dollar facility.

Economies of scale can get the price of generating solar down into the low single digits. And then there's industrial batteries/transmission.

That's what is boosting utility. Not home units.