U.S. Solar Market Trends. Conference: Solar 2006 Conference, Denver, Colorado, July 2006, American Solar Energy Society.

摘要

U.S. solar installations by technology are detailed for 1998-2005. The growth and state distribution of installations are different for the three primary solar sectors: photovoltaics, solar water heating and space heating, and solar pool heating. Photovoltaic installations have grown steadily. Since 2001, grid-connected installations grew at an average rate of 52%. California has 79% of the installations, with Arizona, New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Oregon accounting for most of the remaining installations. The offgrid growth has been steady, but significantly lower. Solar water heating and solar space heating installations have shown little growth since 1997. Hawaii dominates, with 41% of the market. Other states with a large number of installations include Puerto Rico, California, Florida, and Arizona. Solar pool heating accounts for the largest number of installations and has grown at an average rate of 13% since 1997. Installations in California and Florida are 75% of the pool heating market.