The U.S. Solar Market is Booming this Year

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The U.S. solar market is shaping up to be significantly larger than anticipated and could end up installing nearly 3.3 GW of solar panels in 2012, a roughly 18 percent jump from the previous forecast of 2.8 GW, according to a report from GTM Research and Solar Energy Industries Association on Wednesday. If the prediction pans out, the U.S. solar panel market will have seen a 75 percent growth from 2011.