A new study in the journal Risk Analysis finds that strategically placing resilience hubs throughout California could generate up to 8 GW of solar energy and lower the state's carbon emissions by 5 million tons per year. . We expect 63 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric-generating capacity to be added to the U. This amount represents an almost 30% increase from 2024 when 48. energy sector experienced a significant shift in the first half of 2025, with solar and wind energy accounting for 91. This marks a notable increase from previous years, underscoring the nation's accelerating transition toward renewable energy. . Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory compiled and synthesized empirical data on the U. The focus is on ground-mounted systems larger than 5M AC, including photovoltaic (PV) standalone and PV+battery hybrid projects (smaller projects are covered in Berkeley Lab's. . Tesla's largest Supercharger hub has been officially launched and it runs on solar power with battery storage. The Lost Hills, California, charging hub has 164 V4 Supercharger stalls, which deliver over 300 kW of electricity each. The new hub is also mostly off-grid. As explained in an X post, “Our. . OAKLAND, Calif. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the state of California have both recently established funding to help communities. . • China continued to dominate the global market, representing ~60% of 2024 installs, up 52% y/y. • The IEA reported Pakistan's rapid rise to fourth place in annual global PV deployment in 2024, with 17 GW dc dcinstalled. • At the end of 2024, global CSP. .