Solar power in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. has the potential to install 2,100 MW of rooftop photovoltaic solar power using technology available in 2012, which would generate 21% of the electricity used in 2010.[1][2]
Every two years a Solar Decathlon is held on the National Mall. Contestants are challenged to build an energy efficient building that is capable of generating all of the energy used. In 2013 the Solar Decathlon was held outside Washington, D.C. for the first time, and was located in Orange County.[3]
The District of Columbia has a renewable portfolio standard of 100% renewable energy by 2032, with a carve-out for 10% of local solar power by 2041.[4]
There are 219 community solar facilities as of the end of 2021.[4]
The Mount Pleasant Solar Cooperative and DC SUN
In 2006
Anya Schoolman and the Mount Pleasant Solar Cooperative were the subject of a segment in M. Sanjayan's Discovery Channel series Powering The Future[11] and have been recognized by the White House's Champions of Change program.[7][12]
Availability
Installed capacity
Grid-Connected PV Capacity (MW)[14][15][16][17] | |||
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Year | Capacity | Installed | % Change |
2007 | 0.5 | ||
2008 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 40% |
2009 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 43% |
2010 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 350% |
2011 | 11.6 | 7.2 | 158% |
2012 | 13.9 | 2.3 | 20% |
2013 | 16.5 | 2.6 | 19% |
2014 | 19.5 | 3 | 18% |
2015 | 27 | 7.5 | 38% |
2016 | 43.5 | 16.5 | 61% |
2017 | 59 | 15.5 | 36% |
2018 | 83.3 | 24.3 | 41% |
2019 | 90.8 | 17.5 | 9% |
2020 | 107.7 | 16.9 | 19% |
2021 | 174 | 66.3 | % |
2022 | 206 | 32 | % |
See also
References
- ^ Renewable Energy Technical Potential Archived 2012-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ State Electricity Profiles
- ^ Great Park accepts federal grant for Solar Decathlon
- ^ a b "DCPSC - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS) Report". dcpsc.org. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ Musser, George (13 August 2009). "The Pleasant Way to go Solar: Neighborhood Cooperatives". Scientific American. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ Robinson, Robert (30 March 2011). "A Solar Cooperative: How it Grew". Solar Today. American Solar Energy Society. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ a b Wiener, Aaron (17 April 2014). "White House Honors D.C. Solar Leader Anya Schoolman". Washington City Paper. Atlanta, Ga.: CL Washington, Inc. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (2 April 2012). "D.C. SUN is a Group Approach to Renewable Energy". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Solar United Neighbors".
- ^ "How to go solar in your state". Solar United Neighbors. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- ^ Muttulingam, Sanjayan (19 July 2010). "Part 4: Leading the Change". Powering the Future. Discovery Channel. Retrieved 28 August 2014. (the segment on the Mount Pleasant Solar Cooperative is at 10:30-19:50)
- National Archives.
- ^ Sterling, Virginia
- ^ Sherwood, Larry (August 2012). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2011" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Washington DC Solar