As of December 2020, the states with the most small-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity were California (10.6 gigawatts (GW)), New Jersey (1.9 GW), and Massachusetts (1.8 GW). Of the 4.5 GW of small-scale solar capacity added in the United States in 2020, California accounted for 31%, the largest share by … [continued]
In October, I published reports on the top US solar states per capita, the top US solar states as a percentage of electricity, and the top US states in terms of total installed solar power capacity. Based on that first ranking system …
This report ranks US states according to the percentage of their electricity that comes from solar.
After digging into an old spreadsheet to create a new report on top solar power states per capita, it crossed my mind to compare the results from the first half of 2020 with the results from 2012, which is the last time I had published such a report before today.
If you’ve been reading CleanTechnica long enough, you know that 8 to 10 years ago, I used to publish reports on solar power capacity per capita — for both US states and countries around the world. I’m returning to these, starting with this one on the top solar states.
Solar power is often seen as a form of electricity that only works in sunny, hot areas, but this view is not accurate at all. While it’s easy to understand why some of us hold such a belief, some solar critics rely on this bit of misinformation to try to dismiss solar power as something marginal.
Originally published on Planetsave. House and Senate leaders in Massachusetts came to an agreement this month on raising the state’s net metering cap by 3%. A six-member House and Senate conference committee agreed on the bill’s final language late Tuesday, April 5. As reported by PV-Tech and New England Cable News, this bill … [continued]
The US solar PV industry installed a record 7,286 MW of solar PV in 2015, according to new figures published by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association. The new figures were released today by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ahead of their scheduled US Solar Market Insight … [continued]
A new study providing data on the cost of home solar in Massachusetts was recently released by Solar to the People — the purpose of the release being to spur greater price transparency in the state. The new study offers data on the costs paid by homeowners for solar installations … [continued]
Haven’t gotten enough solar, wind, energy storage, climate, and other green news lately? Here’s more good work from around the interwebs: Solar & Storage Average Price of Going Solar in US Dropped 50% in 5 Years Net Metering Review: Value of Solar Energy Higher Than Retail Electric Rates Financing Is The Key To … [continued]
