California Solar Statistics
From Los Angeles, through the San Jose Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Mendocino, and Eureka: the number of solar panels in California is increasing at a faster pace than ever, in part due to the California Solar Initiative (CSI) Rebate Incentive. We still have a ways to go to meet our ambitious state goals, but the steady increase in solar installations throughout the state is promising. Check out these statistics (compiled by PG&E) on the number of solar installations in California:
Residential Solar Panels:
- Total Number of Completed Projects in California: 26,800
- Total Number of Kilowatts Installed: 129,846.8 kW
- Total CSI Incentive Amount Paid Out: $150,504,847.00
Non-Residential Solar Projects:
- Total Number of Completed Projects in California: 1,473
- Total Number of Kilowatts Installed: 164,838.7 kW
- Total CSI Incentive Amount Paid Out: $343,431,790.00
TOTAL COMPLETED PROJECTS:
- Total Number of Completed Projects in California: 34,815
- Total Number of Kilowatts Installed: 467,883.7 kW
- Total CSI Incentive Amount Paid Out: $705,731,867.00
Statistics by County: Wondering how many megawatts of solar power have been installed in your county? Los Angeles, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, and Alameda lead the way.
- Los Angeles: 122.1 mW
-San Diego: 93.6 mW
- Santa Clara County: 77.4 mW
- Contra Costa County: 43.4 mW
- Alameda County: 36.3 mW
- Sonoma: 35.8 mW
- Fresno: 31.8 mW
- Kern: 24.2 mW
- San Mateo: 19.2 mW
- Napa: 12.8 mW
- San Luis Obispo: 12.1 mW
- Butte: 11.8 mW
- Marin: 7.6 mW
- Santa Cruz: 7.3 mW
- Monterey: 7.3 mW
- San Francisco: 6.7 mW
The statistics above were released by PG&E on June 22, 2011. Check back in with PG&E for more recent stats.
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