Solar Power Capacity Installs Surpass Wind and Coal For Second Year

Lucas123 writes: Residential rooftop solar installations hit a historical high in the first quarter of 2015, garnering an 11% increase over the previous quarter and a 76% increase over the Q1, 2014. New installations of solar power capacity surpassed those of wind and coal for the second year in a row, accounting for 32% of all new electrical capacity, according to a new report by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association. Residential solar installation costs dropped to $3.46 per watt of installed capacity this quarter, which represents a 2.2% reduction over last quarter and a 10% reduction over the first quarter of 2014.

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Re:Install is not a noun

[ShanghaiBill]

The word "install" is not a noun.

Any verb can be nouned.

Re:Install is not a noun

[GNious]

The word "install" is not a noun.

Any verb can be nouned.

Stop verbing nouns!

Re: Install is not a noun

[oobayly]

This is all perfectly cromulent grammar.

Re:Why bother with installed capacity?

[ArcherB]

I live in Texas. There are several months out of the year where the LOW is still above 90. Good luck sleeping through that without AC. Maybe we should put some light bulbs above our panels so we can run our AC.