In 2016, it was estimated that solar power in Montana on rooftops could provide 28% of all electricity used in Montana from 3,200 MW of solar panels.Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Technical Potential in the United States
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.
Statistics Source: NREL
Grid-connected PV capacity (MW)YearCapacityChange% 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 %
+ Utility-scale solar generation in Montana (GWh) 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
See also
Wind power in Montana Solar power in the United States Renewable energy in the United States References
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