Annual Wind and Solar Power Capacity (IMAGE)
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Annual wind & solar power capacity installation required to get to 100 percent wind/solar energy by 2035. Note: New installations begin in 2017 with 308 GW (solar PV) and 487 GW (wind) already in place. Annual growth rates are 40.6 percent (solar) and 24.4 percent wind. At the end of 19 years, 200 TW of solar and 31 TW of wind will be installed. Assuming, conservatively, capacity factors of 0.17 (solar) and 0.25 (wind), this will provide 41.7 TW. Recall, as discussed in Chapter 4, this effort will begin with fossil fuel investments but will increasingly be fueled by the installed wind and solar.
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