Sunrise brief: Is it possible to see 400 GW of solar in 2023?

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All I want for Christmas is 400 GW of solar installed in 2023  For a long time global installation projections have come up short in forecasting solar installation volumes, including a big miss in 2022. Is it possible that we could see outpaced growth in 2023, like we saw in 2022?

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