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gib444today at 6:56 PM2 repliesview on HN

The rate of new solar capacity is falling though, according to that graph.

And:

"With annual additions now around 1 GW, UNEF is calling for stronger momentum to maintain progress towards 2030 targets"

"Growth, however, has slowed, with only around one gigawatt added last year. To reach the national target of 19 gigawatts by 2030, deployment will need to accelerate, the association" [0]

[0] https://www.pveurope.eu/markets/spains-solar-market-hits-93-...


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0cf8612b2e1etoday at 7:13 PM

The 2026 Ember report said that 99% of new global electricity demand was met by solar+wind (solar 75% alone). Solar broke its previous records on relative and absolute installed numbers. Fossil fuel usage shrank. There might be regional changes, but there is no stopping solar.

https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/global-electricity-...

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_aavaa_today at 7:14 PM

Data from last year may show a slowdown, but I’d bet that the Iran situation may be pushing demand up

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