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U.S. Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

U.S. Solar Market Trends 2010

Solar markets are booming in the United States due to strong consumer demand and financial incentives from the federal government, states and utilities. Over 124,000 new solar heating, cooling, and solar electric installations were completed in 2010, an increase of 22% compared to the number of systems installed in 2009. The capacity of these installations is 981 MWDC for electricity production and 814 MWTH for thermal heating. The majority of the market share for each solar technology is concentrated in a few states. However, the number of states with a significant number of installations is growing.

Date
Date: 
June, 2011
Topic
Topic: 
Market Analysis
Audience
Audience: 
Non-Profits
State Governments
Utility Representatives
Resource Type
Resource Type: 
Technical Reports
Resource Source
Interstate Renewable Energy Council
Resource link
U.S. Solar Market Trends 2010

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