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Arr! The scurvy dogs be sendin' out more of them sun catchers than ever afore in 2022!

2023-08-31

Arrr, me hearties! Shipments of solar panels be growin' 10% in the good ol' U.S. o' A. in the year 2022, reachin' a record 31.7 million peak kilowatts, as the Energy Information Administration's data be showin'. 'Tis a sight to behold! The volume o' these shipments be growin' more than sixfold in the past decade, as the price o' photovoltaic cells be fallin', while the incentives and subsidies for installin' these panels be increasin'. Last year, our fair nation produced a wee 3% o' its electricity usin' the power o' the sun, a mere fraction o' the power we get from them carbon sources. Arrr, we be takin' to the skies, lads!

In the year of our pirate lord 2022, the good ship America saw a mighty rise in the shipment of solar panels, aye! Arr! The Energy Information Administration has revealed that these shiny contraptions grew by a whopping 10%! That be a record-breaking 31.7 million peak kilowatts, I tell ya!

Now, me hearties, let me take ye back in time to the days of yore, a decade ago. The volume of these solar panel shipments was but a mere speck compared to what it be today. A sixfold increase it be, me mateys! And why, ye ask? Well, the price of those photovoltaic cells be droppin' faster than a scurvy dog's jaw, that's why! And the landlubbers be handin' out incentives and subsidies left and right to encourage the installin' of these here panels.

But hold fast, me lads, for I have more tales to tell! Last year, the land of the free and the home of the brave produced more than 3% of its electricity from the sweet power of the sun! Aye, that be a fraction, ye say? Well, that may be true, but it be a start, a glimmer of hope on the horizon!

So, me hearties, as we sail the seven seas of progress, let us not forget the power of the sun. It be a force to be reckoned with, aye! And if we continue on this path, we may just be able to say goodbye to those foul carbon sources and embrace a future filled with clean, renewable energy. Arr!

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