Solar power in Montana explained
Solar power in Montana on rooftops could provide 28% of all electricity used in Montana from 3,200 MW of solar panels.[1]
Net metering is available to all consumers for up to at least 10 kW generation. Excess generation is rolled over each month but is lost once each year.[2]
Statistics
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Source: NREL[3]
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| Grid-Connected PV Capacity (MW)[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] |
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| Year | Capacity | Change | % Change |
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| 2007 | 0.5 | | |
| 2008 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 40% |
| 2009 | 0.7 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010 | 0.7 | 0 | 0% |
| 2011 | 0.7 | 0 | 0% |
| 2012 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 200% |
| 2013 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 41% |
| 2014 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 33% |
| 2015 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 12% |
| 2016 | 5.5 | 1 | 22% |
| 2017 | 54 | 48.5 | 881% |
| 2018 | 55 | 1 | 1% |
| 2019 | 60.4 | 5.4 | 9% |
| 2020 | 116.8 | 56.4 | 93% |
| 2021 | 122.7 | 5.9 | % |
| 2022 | 133 | 10.3 | % | |
Utility-scale solar generation in Montana (GWh)[13] | Year | Total | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| 2017 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
See also
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy16osti/65586.pdf Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Technical Potential in the United States
- Web site: Montana Electric Cooperatives - Net Metering . July 22, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120511024420/http://dsireusa.org/incentives/incentive.cfm?Incentive_Code=MT10R&re=1&ee=1 . May 11, 2012 . dead .
- Web site: PV Watts. NREL. June 11, 2012.
- Web site: U.S. Solar Market Trends 2011. 17. Sherwood, Larry. Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). August 2012. August 16, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120906231846/http://www.irecusa.org/wp-content/uploads/IRECSolarMarketTrends-2012-web.pdf. September 6, 2012.
- Web site: U.S. Solar Market Trends 2010 . Sherwood . Larry . Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) . June 2011 . June 29, 2011.
- Web site: U.S. Solar Market Trends 2009 . Sherwood . Larry . Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) . July 2010 . July 28, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100925184512/http://irecusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/IREC-Solar-Market-Trends-Report-2010_7-27-10_web1.pdf . September 25, 2010 .
- Web site: U.S. Solar Market Trends 2008 . Sherwood . Larry . Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) . July 2009 . July 24, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091123030109/http://www.irecusa.org/fileadmin/user_upload/NationalOutreachDocs/SolarTrendsReports/IREC_Solar_Market_Trends_Report_2008.pdf . November 23, 2009 .
- Web site: U.S. Solar Market Trends 2007 . Sherwood . Larry . Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) . August 2008 . July 24, 2010 .
- Web site: U.S. Solar Market Trends 2008 . PDF . Sherwood . Larry . Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) . July 2009 . 16 . July 24, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091123030109/http://www.irecusa.org/fileadmin/user_upload/NationalOutreachDocs/SolarTrendsReports/IREC_Solar_Market_Trends_Report_2008.pdf . November 23, 2009 .
- Web site: U.S. Solar Market Trends 2012 . PDF . Sherwood . Larry . Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) . July 2012 . 16 . October 11, 2013.
- Web site: U.S. Solar Market Trends 2013. Sherwood, Larry. Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). July 2014. September 26, 2014.
- Web site: Montana Solar. Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). May 6, 2020.
- Web site: Electricity Data Browser. U.S. Department of Energy. March 28, 2018. October 11, 2021.
