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]
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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 |
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 | % |
Year | Total | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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]
|
Grid-Connected PV Capacity (MW) [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Year | Capacity | Change | % Change |
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 | % |
Year | Total | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |