Over the coming months, the US will re-enter the Paris Accord, re-build the EPA, and attempt to pass the largest green infrastructure bill in American history. In this report, we list ways of measuring renewable adoption and highlight datasets that provide insight into the industry’s key players.

INTRODUCTION 

Many hope that the election of Joe Biden will hasten a global transition from fossil fuels to renewables. Evidence suggests that green energy adoption has defied COVID-19, enjoying record growth in 2020, which is forecasted to continue in 2021. Driven by China and the US, renewables have accounted for almost 90% of global expansion in power capacity over the past year.

This has not gone unnoticed by investors, as