Since 2014, the residential sector recorded larger small-scale solar photovoltaic capacity installations than the commercial sector in the United States. In 2020, the residential sector had three gigawatts of solar PV installations, while the commercial sector reached a capacity of 1.2 gigawatts.
Annual small-scale solar PV capacity installations in the United States from 2009 to 2020, by sector (in gigawatts)
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BloombergNEF, & BCSE. (February 7, 2021). Annual small-scale solar PV capacity installations in the United States from 2009 to 2020, by sector (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/499549/us-small-scale-annual-pv-installed-capacity-by-sector/
BloombergNEF, und BCSE. "Annual small-scale solar PV capacity installations in the United States from 2009 to 2020, by sector (in gigawatts)." Chart. February 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/499549/us-small-scale-annual-pv-installed-capacity-by-sector/
BloombergNEF, BCSE. (2021). Annual small-scale solar PV capacity installations in the United States from 2009 to 2020, by sector (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/499549/us-small-scale-annual-pv-installed-capacity-by-sector/
BloombergNEF, and BCSE. "Annual Small-scale Solar Pv Capacity Installations in The United States from 2009 to 2020, by Sector (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/499549/us-small-scale-annual-pv-installed-capacity-by-sector/
BloombergNEF & BCSE, Annual small-scale solar PV capacity installations in the United States from 2009 to 2020, by sector (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/499549/us-small-scale-annual-pv-installed-capacity-by-sector/ (last visited December 04, 2023)
Annual small-scale solar PV capacity installations in the United States from 2009 to 2020, by sector (in gigawatts) [Graph], BloombergNEF, & BCSE, February 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/499549/us-small-scale-annual-pv-installed-capacity-by-sector/