United States Solar Power Map
Tracking the sun collaborative effort between government industry and the public to compile a comprehensive database of photovoltaic installation data for the united states.
United states solar power map. 4th 3rd in 2019. Lawrence berkeley national laboratory. Percentage of state s electricity from solar. Prices have fallen 38 over the last 5 years.
Petroleum prices supply and demand information from the energy information administration eia official energy statistics from the u s. For perspective check out this map of global solar radiation from the united nations environment programme. See our active and inactive projects in the map below. Find local businesses view maps and get driving directions in google maps.
The solar energy technologies office seto funds projects at national laboratories state and local governments universities nonprofit organizations and private companies to improve the affordability performance and value of solar technologies on the grid. Solar companies in state. State homes powered by solar. Learn more about seto s work.
Solar power in the united states includes utility scale solar power plants as well as local distributed generation mostly from rooftop photovoltaics as of the end of 2019 the united states had over 71 3 gigawatts gw of installed photovoltaic capacity. 475 80 manufacturers 195 installers developers 200 others. Sw washington dc 20585 202 586 5000. Examines the viability of three solar technologies in the united states at the state and federal levels.
In 2018 utility scale solar power generated 66 6 terawatt hours twh 1 66 of total u s. As a whole the united states has terrific solar resources. Total solar investment in state. Solar radiation resources global solar radiation resource and solar electricity generation from utility scale solar and small scale photovoltaic systems by state for the united states in most recent year annual data are available.
United states of america solar insolation map this map shows the amount of solar energy in hours received each day on an optimally tilted surface during the worst month of the year for the united states of america. Sign up for email updates.