U.S. Small-Scale Solar Generation Has Quadrupled in the Last Decade

CleanTechnica
By US Energy Information AdministrationOct 16, 2026, 9:32 pm112 ptsTrending
We estimate that U.S. generation from small-scale or rooftop solar photovoltaic systems (smaller than 1 megawatt of capacity) has increased from 18,812 gigawatthours (GWh) to 92,979 GWh over the last decade. The four states with the highest generation of small-scale solar in the country—California, Arizona,…

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