Solar PV in the second quarter showed both annual and quarterly growth
BOSTON and WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States solar industry surpassed 20 gigawatts (GW) of total operational solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity during the second quarter of this year, according to GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) Q2 2015 U.S. Solar Market Insight Report. The U.S. installed 1,393 megawatts (MW) of solar PV in the second quarter, showing both annual and quarterly growth.
The residential solar market set yet another quarterly record in the second quarter. With 473 MW installed, the segment grew 70 percent year-over-year. In addition, the residential market is broadening, with 10 states each installing more than 10 MW in the quarter. This shows significant growth from the same quarter of 2013 when only four states installed that much residential solar.