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Re:Following 35% growth, solar has passed hydro on US grid by WarmWash on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @03:32PM (#47157434)
Someone desperately needs to build the largest solar farm on earth, nakedly as a direct affront to China, and call it the "The Grand Trump Sun Energy Complex", with a large statue of him standing at the center of the massive radial field of panels.

The dude would have no choice but to approve it and provide funding for it.

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Re:Following 35% growth, solar has passed hydro on US grid by dalyons on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @08:53PM (#47160790)
You’re joking but that would probably actually work
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Re:Following 35% growth, solar has passed hydro on US grid by jiggawatts on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @10:44PM (#47161554)
With what panels? The vast majority are made in China.
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Re:Following 35% growth, solar has passed hydro on US grid by oblio on Thursday February 26, 2026 @08:59AM (#47166179)
So are MAGA hats.
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Re:Following 35% growth, solar has passed hydro on US grid by jiggawatts on Friday February 27, 2026 @03:35AM (#47178108)
The irony of proudly wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat made overseas to support a renowned grifter… I have no words.
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Re:Following 35% growth, solar has passed hydro on US grid by philipkglass on Thursday February 26, 2026 @12:20PM (#47169026)
The US manufactures more solar panels now than it ever has before. It just looks small because Chinese solar manufacturing has grown enormously.

First Solar makes panels in the US and is the single largest supplier for utility scale solar farms in the US. If someone wanted to build the world's largest solar farm in the US as a stunt, domestic First Solar capacity alone could do it:

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/11/03/first-solar-to-open-i...

The current single largest solar farm is 15.6 gigawatts of nameplate capacity. It would take a bit more than a year of First Solar domestic manufacturing to surpass that.

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