Community Solar Deployment and Subscriptions
Cumulative MWac
800
LMI Community Solar Is Growing Quickly
LMI Community Solar Capacity (MWac) by Year
Cumulative Install
700
Planned
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
2017
2018
2019
140
175
103
44
2020
2021
2022
2023-H1
790
The LMI community solar market
was small until 2019.
LMI community solar contributes to
2.3% (140 MW/ 6081 MW) of the
whole community solar market as
of December 2022.
The figure to the left captures the
conservative LMI dedicated capacity
based on program carve outs.
For instance, if a 1-MWac project
requires at least 51% to be
reserved for LMI customers, the
LMI capacity is calculated as 0.51
MWac.
Planned
Source: New York: New York Solar Electric Programs Reported by NYSERDA, for community solar projects receive
expanded solar for all or Inclusive Community Sola adder. New Mexico: New Mexico Community Solar Program. Other
states: Sharing the Sun Project List 2022
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