The US Energy Information Administration (EIA)’s January release of monthly data features 23.5 GW of utility-scale solar to be built over the twelve months from December 2022 to November 2023 inclusive, utterly dwarfing the 6.3 GW from wind, 135 MW from assorted biomass, hydro and geothermal, as well as the 5.2 GW additions planned for gas and the 9.8 GW planned reduction in coal capacity. The same metric has 8.4 GW of batteries and 1.1 GW of nuclear. As can be seen in this EIA map, the distribution of solar includes a strong “rust belt” presence ins addition to the usual southern suspects. The EIA expects 29.1 GW of utility-scale solar this year, implying several GW in December alone –…