Renewable Power Projects Slow in US Over High Costs and Community Opposition

Renewable Power Projects Slow in US Over High Costs and Community Opposition
Solar panels are seen next to a Southern California Edison electricity station in Carson, Calif., on March 4, 2015. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
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The installation of wind and solar power projects is slowing down in the United States, with some projects being canceled over persistent cost issues and community animosity.

New utility-scale solar installations are estimated to have fallen by 40 percent in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to a report from research firm Wood Mackenzie. Utility-scale solar deployments in the third quarter of 2022 were 36 percent lower when compared to Q3, 2021, and 9 percent lower compared to Q2, 2022.
Naveen Athrappully
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