Solar power in South Carolina is rapidly becoming competitive with grid electricity, due to the decrease in cost and the eight-year extension to the 30% federal tax credit, which can be used to install any size system.[1] South Carolina offers a 25% tax credit, meaning that 55% of the cost is covered through tax credits.[2]
South Carolina's largest solar installation was the 311 kW Grand Strand Solar Station array in Myrtle Beach, completed on April 18, 2011,[3] until December 2, 2011, when Boeing completed covering the roof of their 787 assembly building with a 2.6 MW solar array, sufficient for 20% of the building's energy use.[4][5]
- Source: NREL[6]
| Year | Total (MW) | Installed (MW) |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.6 | |
| 2010 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| 2011 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
| 2012 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| 2013 | 8.0 | 3.5 |
| 2014 | 12 | 4 |
| 2015 | 15 | 3 |
| 2016 | 115 | 100 |
| 2017 | 405 | 390 |
| 2018 | 555 | 150 |
| 2019 | 1,158.7 | 603.7 |
| 2020 | 1,781.6 | 622.9 |
| 2021 | 1,923.8 | 142.2 |
| 2022 | 2,314 | 390.2 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Tax Credits Extended: Renewable Energy Industry Breathes Sigh of Relief
- ^ Solar power picking up some heat in S.C. Archived 2012-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Solar Power
- ^ Boeing South Carolina to be powered by 100% renewable energy
- ^ SCE&G completes Boeing’s solar rooftop project
- ^ "PV Watts". NREL. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sherwood, Larry (July 2009). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2008" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
- ^ 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 2014-09-26.
- ^ South Carolina Solar