Solar power in Washington

Solar power in Washington has expanded to 27 MW, largely due to a 30% federal tax credit, and declining installation costs. Washington also pays a feed-in tariff of up to $5,000/year of 15 cents/kWh, which is increased by a factor of 2.4 if the panels are made in the state and by an additional 1.2 if the inverters are made in state.[1][2]

Installed capacity

The average insolation is approximately 19% higher in Spokane than in Seattle.

Source: NREL[3]
Source: NREL[4]
Grid-Connected PV Capacity (MW)[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Year Capacity Change % Change
20071.9
20083.71.895%
20095.21.541%
20108.02.954%
201112.34.254%
201219.57.259%
201327.47.941%
2014397.242%
2015622659%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Washington State Creates Incentive for Home Solar Power Production
  2. ↑ Washington Renewable Energy Production Incentives Archived 2012-05-10 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "PV Watts". NREL. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "PV Watts". NREL. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  5. ↑ Sherwood, Larry (July 2014). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2013" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Retrieved 2014-07-21.
  6. ↑ Sherwood, Larry (July 2013). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2012" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  7. ↑ Sherwood, Larry (August 2012). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2011" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  8. ↑ Sherwood, Larry (June 2011). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2010" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  9. ↑ Sherwood, Larry (July 2010). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2009" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  10. ↑ Sherwood, Larry (July 2009). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2008" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
  11. ↑ Sherwood, Larry (August 2008). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2007" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Retrieved 2010-07-24.
  12. ↑ Washington Solar
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