As the U.S. solar market continues to grow, a new report offers a nice snapshot of the global picture on solar and other renewables.
The big picture: "Solar photovoltaics (PV) and wind are now mainstream options in the power sector, with an increasing number of countries generating more than 20% of their electricity with solar PV and wind," notes the report from the group REN21.
Check out the chart above, which shows that installed global solar PV capacity reached 505 gigawatts last year.
Parts of Colorado have received as much as 2 feet of snow, just 1 day after the summer solstice, reports CBS4 Denver.
Details: Snow is falling at higher elevations in the state, and in some parts of Montana. The flurries began on Friday evening, and the National Weather Service expects the storm to continue through Sunday, issuing Winter Weather Advisories.
