The U.S. solar industry is shifting toward consumers - Over half of all new electricity generated in

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The U.S. solar industry is shifting toward consumers - Over half of all new electricity generated in the U.S. in the first quarter came from solar, and a big chunk of it from solar panels on homes

Over half of all new electricity generated in the U.S. in the first quarter came from solar, and a big chunk of it from solar panels on homes.

More solar panels were installed on U.S. home rooftops in the first quarter of this year than ever before, according to a new report out from the Solar Energy Industry Association and GTM Research.

Most growth in the solar technology industry over the past few years has been driven by solar panel farms that sell electricity to utilities, but the growing popularity of home solar panels illustrates an emerging shift in the solar sector as it turns towards consumers.

The sheer number of homeowners who are now opting for solar panels over other energy sources is growing. A significant 437 megawatts of solar panels were installed in the first quarter, which was a 76 percent increase from the first quarter of 2014, said the report.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

The rest of the world is going forward with alternative energy but that's just not possible in the US. We're backward and ignorant, and we like it that way.