Solar Energy 2017 Outlook

Energy information administration s eia annual energy outlook 2020 aeo2020 reference case u s.

Solar energy 2017 outlook.

246 world energy outlook 2017 global energy rends in the united states solar pv and wind power is set for strong growth over the medium term but then capacity growth slows on the assumption that the clean power plan is not implemented at the federal level. The clean power plan is one regulation that is on the chopping block but that wasn t supposed to go into effect until 2020. Projections in the annual energy outlook 2017 aeo2017 are not predictions of what will happen but rather modeled projections of what may happen given certain assumpti ons and methodologies. A new year promises new advances in solar technology and policy.

Analysts are not overly concerned that a new president could stop the growth of solar at least not for 2017. Here is our list of what to expect in the solar market in 2017. 2019 outlook for energy. First solar s cautious 2016 and 2017 outlook in a defining year 1 historically vertically integrated solar cost leader first solar has executed well on its growth plans and technical.

State level action and competitive costs help renewables. Four large scale shifts in the global energy system set the scene for the world energy outlook 2017. Solar is one of the best options for that for carbon reduction in certain places he said. The rapid deployment and falling costs of clean energy technologies the growing electrification of energy the shift to a more services oriented economy and a cleaner energy mix in china and the resilience of shale gas and tight oil in the united states.

Pdf 2 75 mb. The federal and state level that prom ote the use of wind and solar energy. This decline in the energy intensity of the u s. Energy efficiency continues to increase.

Economy continues through 2050. We use the outlook to help inform our long term business strategies and investment plans. Outlook for energy report. We have made numerous strides in the solar industry in 2016 and predict there will be many more to come in the year ahead.

Energy consumption grows more slowly than gross domestic product throughout the projection period 2050 as u s.