State of U.S. Solar

STATE OF U.S. SOLAR 2013 The U.S. solar market is poised to grow 30% in 2013, reaching an all-time high thanks to continually falling system prices and innovations in financing and installations. A solar system is installed every 04:00 min DECEMBER 100,000 SUN MON TUE WED THU Ra SAT 3 4 5 6 That's over 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 installations by the end of the year 22 23 24 25 26 2 29 30 31 Installations by State and Market Segment MA NH WA O VT O- MN OR J WI CA PA U NJ NV OH IL -DE O DC O UT co MO NC 378 MW AZ TNO NM GA 2,118 MW California remains 445 MW by far the largest HI state solar market, but attractive state programs have led New Jersey, Massachusetts, Arizona, North Carolina and Hawaii into KEY Scale= 100MW Utility Non-Residential Residential the second tier of demand. 10 GW Total Cumulative Solar Capacity = Generating energy equivalent to With 30% annual installation growth, total cumulative solar will surpass 10 GW in 2013. By 2016, there will be over 1 million solar installations in the U.S. 12.5 coal-fired power plants ПT 13% The U.S. share of global installations is The United States' share will reach a 30-year high in 2013 and will continue to grow over the next four years. We are on the cusp of an unprecedented shift in the U.S. solar market, and by extension the entire electricity market. - Shayle Kann, V.P. GTM Research *All data points are 2013 year-end estimates SEIA Solor Energy Industries Association GTM RESEARCH AGreentech Media Company Data courtesy of SEIA and GTM Research's U.S. Solar Market Insight www.greentechmedia.com/research/ussmi