Solar Smackdown - Maryland vs. Virginia

MARYLAND VS. VIRGINIA SOLAR SMACKDOWN ****Which State Has Created More Solar Jobs? **** brought to you by CORPO BLE ENERG VIRGINIA MARYLAND ROUND Most Solar 1 Jobs NATIONAL RANKING 43,700 SOLAR JOBS 1,900 SOLAR JOBS 1ST 740 SOLAR JOBS 24TH 15TH VIRGINIA MARYLAND CALIFORNIA WINNER: MARYLAND Maryland employs more than twice the number of solar workers than Virginia. ROUND Total Solar ROUND Solar Jobs 2 Companies 3 per Capita MARYLAND 14TH MARYLAND 120 12,407 SQ MILES VIRGINIA 39TH VIRGINIA 110 42,775 SQ MILES WINNER: MARYLAND Maryland is nearly a quarter the size of Virginia, yet is home to more solar companies - take that! WINNER: MARYLAND With more than twice the solar jobs and close to half the population, MD gets this knockdown. ROUND Number of Solar Homes 4 WINNER: MARYLAND MARYLAND 14TH With more than 20 times the amount of homes using solar, Maryland crushes Virginia in this round - a near knockout. 10,850 HOMES VIRGINIA 30TH 404 HOMES ROUND Net Metering 5 Policies ROUND State Energy Derived 6 from Renewables MARYLAND VIRGINIA MARYLAND VIRGINIA GRADE GRADE by 2022 by 2025 20% 15% WINNER: MARYLAND This refers to policy specifics of selling excess power back to the utility company - a quick left jab by Maryland! WINNER: MARYLAND Maryland targets to derive more energy from renewable, sources in less time..winning! WINNER BY WAY OF KNOCKOUT: MARYLAND MARYLAND CHAMPION Sources: thesolarfoundation.org google.com/publicdata