The solar-enabled microgrid specialist Translucent Energy has just added a new 1.3 gigawatt solar factory to its portfolio, with plans for further expansion already under way (cropped, courtesy of Translucent Energy).
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In the topsy-turvy world of US energy policy, some politically conservative states are pushing the solar industry envelope the hardest. Texas is one obvious example, and now a startup that specializes in transportable microgrids is putting deep red South Carolina on the map with a new 1.3-giawatt solar factory.
South Carolina Grows Its Solar Industry
South Carolina ranks #24 in a 50-state ranking of installed solar capacity, a relatively respectable but not particularly impressive showing. Only 3.9% of the state’s electricity comes from solar, and the outlook for improving on that score is remote in the coming years. The Solar Energy Industries Association estimates that South Carolina will add just a little over 1.7 gigawatts of solar during the next five years, placing the state down at #36 for projected growth.
