The solar market, although relatively young, is an increasingly important and vital part of the American economy. What are the trends in this market, and what forces are at work? Which sectors of the market are strongest, and why? What are the prospects for solar energy in the near future? This session presented the results from the recently published IREC Report, U.S. Solar Market Trends 2012.
5. R enew able P ortfolio Standard P olicies
w ith Solar / Distributed Generation P rovisions.
www.dsireusa.org / March 2013.
16 states,+
Washington DC have
Renewable Portfolio
Standards with Solar
and/or Distributed
Generation provisions
10. Large systems are almost half of
the capacity installed in 2012
2000
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
> 5 MW - 61 installs
< 5 MW - 94,500 installs
11. 2012 PV Installations by State
U.S. Territories
300 – 1000 MW
100 – 300 MW
10 – 100 MW
1 – 10 MW
< 1 MW
12. Utility Sector
MWDC
By State
By State & PG&E
Utility Annual Installed Capacity
2000
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Other
Other
AZ
NJ
NJ
NC
NC
PG&E
NV
NV
AZ
CA
2008
2009
CA
2010
2011
2012