On August 11, local time, the U.S. Energy Information Administration released a report stating that in the first half of this year, the newly installed solar photovoltaic power generation capacity of power plants across the United States was 4.2 GW, less than half of the original

[Text/Observer Network Zhou Yibo]

On August 11, local time, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released a report stating that in the first half of this year, the newly installed solar photovoltaic power generation installed capacity of power plants across the United States was 4.2 gigawatts (GW), less than half of the original plan. Previously, U.S. solar developers originally planned to install 17.8 GW of utility-scale solar capacity in 2022.

U.S. utility-scale solar project delays. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration website

The report stated that about 20% of planned new solar photovoltaic capacity in the United States has been delayed. Preliminary data shows that from January to June this year, there were delays in solar installation projects of up to 4.4 GW per month on average, compared with an average of 2.6 GW per month in the same period last year. The

survey shows that most projects that will come online in the next 18 months are under construction. Among the delayed solar installation projects, about 1.9 GW will be put into use in 2022, and about 1.7 GW of projects have been postponed to 2023. The

report analyzed that the reasons for delays are very complex, including supply chain constraints, labor shortages, high component prices and other broad economic factors, as well as related project license approvals and equipment testing and other factors.

As of 2022, the status of solar photovoltaic power generation projects in the United States. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration website

It is worth noting that according to the "Second Day in 2022" released by the U.S. industry organization "American Clean Energy Council" (ACP) on July 26 "Quarterly Clean Energy Market Report" shows that new renewable energy additions in the United States fell to their lowest level in nearly three years due to trade disputes, uncertain federal policies, and supply chain chaos.

This market report also pointed out that the new increase in clean energy in the United States in the second quarter dropped by 55% compared with the same period in 2021. This is the lowest quarterly increase in clean energy production capacity in the country since the third quarter of 2019.

Among them, compared with the same period in 2021, the installed solar capacity decreased by 53%, and the installed capacity of onshore wind power decreased by 78%.

Screenshot of the website of the American industry organization "American Clean Power Association" (ACP)

According to Observer website previously reported, the so-called "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act" (UFLPA) signed by US President Biden in December last year will be implemented this year. It officially comes into effect on June 21. At that time, China warned the United States not to "shoot itself in the foot." Today, the United States is indeed "in a cocoon of itself."

html On August 9, the " Wall Street Journal " exclusively reported that because an important solar module ( polysilicon ) produced in Xinjiang accounts for nearly half of the global supply, as the United States implements a bill to comprehensively ban Xinjiang-related products, the United States The solar industry has been hit by a new wave of severe disruption, the extent of which remains difficult to measure.

US media bluntly stated that because China dominates the solar manufacturing industry, many supply chain problems still exist as the Biden administration tries to suppress China and dreams of completing renewable energy goals.

In fact, when the U.S. Xinjiang-related bill came into effect, China made it clear that this economic coercion by the U.S. is not conducive to the stability of global industrial and supply chains, the easing of global inflation, and the recovery of the world economy. At the same time, China clearly pointed out that the so-called existence of "forced labor" in Xinjiang was originally a big lie concocted by anti-China forces to discredit China. The United States is going against the trend of the times and is destined to fail.

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