Download OhmHome's Solar Index What is PV Penetration Solar penetration can be defined as the percentage of electricity generation that is sourced from solar facilities (the vast majority of solar... read more →
Residential Installations Residential solar installations in New York increased 12% in 2016 to 19,945, which is a significant slowdown from 100% growth in 2015. Industry analysts believe this may be... read more →
Residential Installations Residential solar installations fell 8% in Q3 vs. the prior year. Industry analysts believe this may be due to saturation in areas that are strong fit for solar... read more →
Increasing Solar Acquisition Costs Residential solar acquisition costs have been increasing, partially driven by high levels of penetration in established markets of California, New York and Massachusetts. Our research indicates... read more →
In California, which is the largest residential solar market in the U.S. by a wide margin, from January 2015 to December 2015, National Installers SolarCity, Sunrun and Vivint showed higher sales... read more →
Arizona solar penetration reached 5.8% in 2016 through Septemberr (82,334 residential installations in 1.4 million single family homes). The zip code with the greatest penetration was 85396 in Buckeye, which... read more →
The average price for residential solar lease/PPAs in California in June declined 6.3% to $4.95/Watt versus $5.28 in June of 2015. Lease/PPA prices have been below $5.00 for the last... read more →
California solar penetration reached 7.2% in 2016 (498,801 residential installations in 6.9 million single family homes). The zip code with the greatest penetration was 93314 in Bakersfield, which has reached... read more →
The residential solar market in California increased by 22.8% through May of 2016 versus the same period in 2015, increasing from 54,703 installations in 2015 to 67,163 in 2016 YTD.... read more →
California Residential Solar Growth California solar installations increased by over 20% in the 1st quarter of 2016 with 41,471 installations, compared to 34,539 in the first quarter of 2015. Total... read more →
