Solar In 2020 - California

Certain Exemptions to California's Solar Mandate

California has been a national leader in the solar power industry for years. The list for the best states for solar panels, solar in California has led the way having four times the installed solar energy capacity than the runner up, North Carolina. With the addition of the solar-powered system mandate, solar in California is only expected to grow more popular. But there is an exemption for the solar-powered system mandate.

Solar in California

Solar in California has thus far installed 25,016.19 Megawatts of solar power capacity. There’s enough solar power installed to provide power for 6,512,367 homes. Though it is their goal is to get 100% of the state's electricity from solar energy, right now they have a ways to go, currently, their percentage is at 19.02%. Solar Energy is also providing 76,838 jobs in California. Solar companies in California are also exceedingly high, with 2,786 different solar companies. Solar in California has 480 manufacturers, 1322 solar installers/developers, and 984 other. The state has also invested 61,104.51 million dollars in solar energy investments. Solar in California is also taking advantage of the fact that the prices of solar power have fallen 34% in the past 5 years. It is projected that over the next 5 years, solar in California will grow by 15,127 MW (keeping it’s projected ranking solidly in 1st place). Currently, there are 971,236 active solar panel installations.

In the past decade, solar panels have been installed on more and more homes. Homes and businesses across the United States have begun to transition away from traditional fossil-fueled electricity towards a clean energy economy, necessitated by emission reduction targets in a time of global climate change. During this period of energy reform, home solar panel installations are taking off!

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