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Renewables accounted for more than 50% of the world’s additional electricity capacity in 2015. Despite lower fossil fuel prices and thanks to government support, costs for wind and solar continue to fall. <ref>http://www.iea.org/bookshop/734-Medium-Term_Renewable_Energy_Market_Report_2016</ref>

Renewables accounted for more than 50% of the world’s additional electricity capacity in 2015. Despite lower fossil fuel prices and thanks to government support, costs for wind and solar continue to fall. <ref>http://www.iea.org/bookshop/734-Medium-Term_Renewable_Energy_Market_Report_2016</ref>

==Solar Power Stations==

==Solar Power Stations in the United States==

'''Solar Star''' 579-megawatt solar installation in Kern and Los Angeles counties in California. Delivers enough electricity to power the equivalent of approximately 255,000 homes <ref>https://us.sunpower.com/sites/sunpower/files/media-library/fact-sheets/fs-solar-star-projects-factsheet.pdf</ref>

'''Solar Star''' 579-megawatt solar installation in Kern and Los Angeles counties in California. Delivers enough electricity to power the equivalent of approximately 255,000 homes <ref>https://us.sunpower.com/sites/sunpower/files/media-library/fact-sheets/fs-solar-star-projects-factsheet.pdf</ref>

'''Topaz Solar Farm''' 550-megawatt solar farm located on the northwestern corner of the Carrisa Plains, produces sufficient electricity to power 160,000 average California homes. <ref>http://www.firstsolar.com/Resources/Projects/Topaz-Solar-Farm</ref>

'''Topaz Solar Farm''' 550-megawatt solar farm located on the northwestern corner of the Carrisa Plains, produces sufficient electricity to power 160,000 average California homes. <ref>http://www.firstsolar.com/Resources/Projects/Topaz-Solar-Farm</ref>