US loses over 30 gigawatts of energy in solar eclipse

Published April 8, 2024 5:11pm ET



The United States is set to lose roughly 30 gigawatts of energy due to Monday’s solar eclipse.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the eclipse will partially or fully block sunlight to solar energy generators that produce a combined 84.8 GW of energy. Figures compiled by the Schneider Capital Group LLC estimated that the total amount of energy lost due to the eclipse will be around 30 GW, Bloomberg reported.

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