State Rankings

How does your state rank?
This visualization shows which states are leading in total installs, capacity installed and cost per watt.

Project Contributors

The Open PV Project relies on contributions from its users to keep the database current and accurate.
This visualization highlights those individuals, utilities and government organizations that make this project possible.

Utility Scale PV

Where is utility scale PV?
This visualization highlights the locations of utility scale PV installations equal to or greater than 5 MW in size.

Breakeven Analysis

Where is residential PV the most cost effective?
This application illustrates residential PV breakeven prices across the United States under many scenarios and across several spatial scales.

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Please note that the Market Mapper and the Solar PV Installations Through Time were out of date and have been removed. We welcome visualizations of this data by outside groups as a replacement. We would consider linking to such visualizations. Please email the Open PV webmaster at openpv@nrel.gov with suggestions for our consideration.