Solar power in Connecticut
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Solar power in Connecticut establishes Connecticut as the second state in the US to reach grid parity, after Hawaii, due to the high average cost of electricity.[1] Installing solar panels for a home provides an estimated 15.6% return on investment.[2]
CT Solar Lease was a program to install solar panels at no upfront cost, and a fixed lease price for 15 years, with an option to extend the lease for 5 years at a reduced cost. CT Solar Lease owns and sells the RECs generated by the system, but turns over all but $15/REC plus 100% of the sale over $30 or 50% of the sale of the REC up to $30/REC to the homeowner in a Solar Dividends account for maintenance and to allow the purchase of the system at the end of the lease. RECs have been selling for from $18 to $24 each. Applications ended on August 19, 2011.[3]
Regulations[edit]
Connecticut's renewable portfolio standard requires 7% of power in the state will be from renewable resources by 2010, and 23% by 2020.[4] A bill passed in 2011 requires incentives that will produce at least 30 MW of new residential PV installed by the end of 2022.[5] Net metering is available for all up to 2 MW sites, and is reconciled annually at either the avoided cost or the time of use/generation rate, which is higher but requires time of use metering.[6]
Statistics[edit]
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Potential generation[edit]
The average insolation in Connecticut is about 4 sun hours per day, and ranges from less than 2 in the winter to over 5 in the summer.[7]
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- Source: NREL[8]
Installed capacity[edit]
Connecticut electricity consumption in 2005 was 33,095 million kWh.[9]
Connecticut Grid-Connected PV Capacity (MW)[10][11][12][13][14][15] | ||||||||||||
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Year | Capacity | Installed | % Change | |||||||||
2008 | 8.8 | 6.0 | 214% | |||||||||
2009 | 19.7 | 10.9 | 124% | |||||||||
2010 | 24.6 | 4.9 | 25% | |||||||||
2011 | 31.1 | 4.5 | 26% | |||||||||
2012 | 39.6 | 7.5 | 24% | |||||||||
2013 | 77.1 | 37.5 | 95% | |||||||||
2014 | 118.8 | 41.7 | 54% | |||||||||
2015 | 219 | 91 | 71% | |||||||||
2016 | 322 | 103 | 47% | |||||||||
2017 | 418 | 96 | 30% | |||||||||
2018 | 555 | 137 | 33% | |||||||||
2019 | 748 | 193 | 35% | |||||||||
2020 | 878.6 | 130.6 | 17% | |||||||||
2021 | 1,097.4 | 218.8 | 25% | |||||||||
2022 | 1,214 | 116.6 | 11% | |||||||||
2023 | 1,481 | 267 | 22% |
Utility-scale generation[edit]
Year | Total | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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2014 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2015 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2016 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
2017 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
2018 | 107 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 28 |
2019 | 139 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
2020 | 228 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
2021 | 196 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 28 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Exhibit 3 Archived 2012-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Guide to Connecticut incentives & tax credits in 2023". www.solarreviews.com. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Residential Renewable Energy Solutions Program". CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Department of Energy & Environmental Protection". CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "(PDF) Financing Resilience in Connecticut Current Programs ......B. Microgrids Grants and Green Bank Financing Program C. Clean Water Revolving Loan Funds D. Tax Increment Financing Districts". dokumen.tips. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Renewable Energy Solutions Interconnections". Eversource. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Solar Insolation Chart, Solar Insolation Data | Average USA Sunlight | Solar Energy Radiation Map". www.solarpanelsplus.com. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "PV Watts". NREL. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (25 June 2008). "Electric Power and Renewable Energy in Connecticut". United States Department of Energy. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ Sherwood, Larry (July 2010). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2009" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ Sherwood, Larry (July 2012). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2012" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
- ^ Sherwood, Larry (July 2014). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2013" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ^ "final_2015_pv_forecast.pdf" (PDF).
- ^ Connecticut Solar
- ^ "Connecticut Solar". Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). Retrieved 2020-05-05.
- ^ "Electricity Data Browser". U.S. Department of Energy. March 28, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2021.