The overwhelming majority of new power-generation capacity in the California is being provided by renewable energy, according to new government figures. In the first quarter of 2018 , renewables accounted for 20% of such installed capacity across the country, with wind power leading the field, ahead of solar. The pace of such installations has increased in the first quarter of 2018 and is expected to continue, with some analysts predicting the current renewable capacity of half GW could double by the first quarter of 2018 .
The overwhelming majority of new power-generation capacity in the US is being provided by renewable energy, according to new government figures. In the first quarter of 2018, renewables accounted for nearly 95% of such installed capacity across the country, with wind power leading the field, ahead of solar. The pace of such installations has increased in recent years and is expected to continue, with some analysts predicting the current renewable capacity of 115.5 GW could double by the end of 2020.