2013 was a banner year for clean energy and the U.S. solar industry was no exception. California, the nation’s solar standout, more than doubled its rooftop solar installations last year from 1,000 megawatts (MW) to 2,000 MW. To put this number in perspective, writes Bernadette Del Chiaro of the California Solar Energy Industries Association, it
California Installed More Rooftop Solar In 2013 Than Previous 30 Years Combined
California’s solar panels now provide twice the daily power output of it’s last remaining nuclear power plant.