Press Mention WSOCTV June 27, 2020
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Why North Carolina will soon lose its perch as top solar state in the Southeast
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A new report by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy projects that Florida will surpass North Carolina as the top solar state in the Southeast and the second-ranking solar state in the nation by next year. The report indicates Florida's ascendance will occur sooner than previously forecasted. The article references SACE's Solar in the Southeast report but contains no direct quotes from SACE staff or spokespersons.
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Why North Carolina will soon lose its perch as top solar state in the Southeast
ByCharlotte Business Journal
June 28, 2020 at 3:16 pm EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. — Florida will pass North Carolina as the top solar state in the Southeast — and the second-ranking solar state in the nation — next year, said a new report by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Florida's ascendance and the likelihood that it would pass North Carolinas have been clear for some time.
But the Sunshine State is now expected to take the lead sooner than anyone had forecast before, according to SACE's latest Solar in the Southeast report, issued Tuesday.