Solar power in Kansas

Solar car developed by Kansas State University

Solar power in Kansas has been growing in recent years due to new technological improvements and a variety of regulatory actions and financial incentives, particularly a 30% federal tax credit, available through 2016, for any size project.[1]

It is estimated that 25% of electricity in Kansas could be provided by rooftop solar panels.[2]

In 2011, Kansas's largest solar array, 118 kW, was the rooftop installation at Peeper Ranch in Lenexa. Its output is available online.[3]

Net metering

The state's net metering program allows residential installations of up to 25 kW and 200 kW non-residential on-site electrical generation to roll over any excess generation to the next month, but any excess at the end of the year is lost. Participation is limited to 1% of utility's previous year peak demand.[4] Many of the states have net metering policies that are inadequate for 100% renewable energy. Kansas was given a B for net metering and an F for interconnection policies.[5]

Installed capacity

Source: NREL[6]
Photovoltaics (MWp)[7][8][9][10][11]
Year Capacity Change % Change
2010 0.1 0.1 >100%
2011 0.2 <0.1 100%
2012 0.5 0.3 150%
2013 1.1 0.6 120%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Prospects for solar power never brighter
  2. ↑ Report Argues for a Decentralized System of Renewable Power Generation
  3. ↑ Peeper Ranch Plant Profile
  4. ↑ "Kansas - Net Metering". Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  5. ↑ Freeing the Grid pg. 12
  6. ↑ "PV Watts". NREL. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  7. ↑ Sherwood, Larry (August 2012). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2011". Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  8. ↑ Sherwood, Larry (June 2011). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2010" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 20. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  9. ↑ Sherwood, Larry (July 2009). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2008" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
  10. ↑ Sherwood, Larry (July 2012). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2012" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  11. ↑ Sherwood, Larry (July 2014). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2013". Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Retrieved 2014-09-26.

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