The new solar wattage installed in the United States has been growing 74 percent a year since 2008, according to GTM Research, a renewable energy market analysis firm in Boston.

据波士顿的可再生能源市场分析公司GTM Research分析， 自2008年以来美国太阳能新装机功率一直以74%的年增长率在增长。

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A glut of solar panels is expected to hit the market in the coming year as new production comes online, especially in China.

预计明年新产品上网交易后，供过于求的太阳能电池板将严重冲击市场，在中国尤其是这样。

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Where there was a glut of orders for new solar systems as recently as the past summer, prices for rooftop solar arrays have dropped 8% to 10% since October, and are likely to keep falling this year.

直到去年夏天，新太阳能系统的订单还多得接不过来，可从10月份开始到现在，室外太阳能集热管组的价格下跌了8%到10%，并且有可能在今年继续下跌。

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He noted that the new solar capacity the country added last year accounted for 11% of all new solar installations worldwide, a marked jump from the 5-7% it historically occupied.

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Ruffalo, an Academy Award-nominated actor, made the switch to solar last year on his property in New York's Catskill Mountains, also near gas reserves.

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He figures the new tax credits could quintuple his solar business in a year.

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