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Briefing
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- 80% U.S. Solar Home Viability – Google’s Project Sunroof analyzed solar potential of U.S. rooftops, finding 80% viable for solar installations
- Project Sunroof – Lets users study their buildings, calculating how much potential electricity placing solar panels on rooftop can generate, plus cost to lease or buy panels
- High Potential Cities – Houston has most solar potential of any city in U.S., with 18,940 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of potential capacity annually, followed by Los Angeles (14,905 GWh), Phoenix (11,686 GWh), San Antonio (10,648 GWh), and New York (9,125 GWh)
- Significant Solar Potential – Top 10 cities reaching full solar potential can generate electricity, enough to power 8 million U.S. homes
- Solar Installations Rise – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) February 2017 report stated new solar installations in U.S. almost doubled in 2016, with 14.63 GW new installed capacity from 7.49 GW installed in 2015
- Slowdown in Residential Installations – U.S. household installations increased 19% in 2016, down from 63% year-over-year growth between 2012 and 2015, as California experienced slowdown in demand growth
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