Solar power in Idaho

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Solar power in Idaho comprised 550 MW in 2019.{{cite web |title=Idaho Solar |url=https://www.seia.org/state-solar-policy/idaho-solar |website=Solar Energies Industry Association (SEIA) |access-date=29 November 2020 |language=en}} A 2016 report by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimated that rooftops alone have the potential to host 4,700 MW of solar panels, and thus provide 26.4% of all electricity used in Idaho.{{cite web |url=http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy16osti/65586.pdf |title=Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Technical Potential in the United States |publisher=National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) |date=January 31, 2016}} A large increase in the state's solar generating capacity began starting year 2015 when 461 MW of solar power was contracted to be built in Idaho.{{Cite web |url=http://magicvalley.com/news/local/solar-power-gains-traction-in-idaho/article_2501e873-243e-5695-8609-8e53287944bf.html |title=Solar Power Gains Traction in Idaho |publisher=Twin Falls Times-News |date=January 14, 2015}}

Net metering is limited to 25 kW for residential users, and 100 kW for commercial users, other than for Avista Utilities customers, where the limit for all users is 100 kW.

Statistics

= Installed capacity =

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:Source: NREL{{cite web|url=http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/calculators/PVWATTS/version1/US/Idaho/Boise.html|title=PV Watts|publisher=NREL|access-date=22 July 2012}}

style="background-color: #cfb;" \|Year ! style="background-color: #cfb;" \|Capacity ! style="background-color: #cfb;" \|Installed ! style="background-color: #cfb;" \|% Change
class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;" ! colspan="4" style="background-color: #cfb;" \| Grid-Connected PV Capacity (MW){{cite web\|url=http://www.irecusa.org/wp-content/uploads/IRECSolarMarketTrends-2012-web.pdf\|title=U.S. Solar Market Trends 2011\|author=Sherwood, Larry\|publisher=Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)\|date=August 2012\|access-date=2012-08-16\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906231846/http://www.irecusa.org/wp-content/uploads/IRECSolarMarketTrends-2012-web.pdf\|archive-date=2012-09-06}}{{cite web\|url=http://irecusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/IREC-Solar-Market-Trends-Report-June-2011-web.pdf\|title=U.S. Solar Market Trends 2010\|author=Sherwood, Larry\|publisher=Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)\|date=June 2011\|access-date=2011-06-29}}{{Cite web\|url=http://irecusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/IREC-Solar-Market-Trends-Report-2010_7-27-10_web1.pdf\|title=U.S. Solar Market Trends 2009\|author=Sherwood, Larry\|publisher=Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)\|date=July 2010\|access-date=2010-07-28\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925184512/http://irecusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/IREC-Solar-Market-Trends-Report-2010_7-27-10_web1.pdf\|archive-date=2010-09-25}}{{cite web \|url= http://irecusa.org/fileadmin/user_upload/NationalOutreachDocs/SolarTrendsReports/IREC_Solar_Market_Trends_Report_2008.pdf \|format= PDF \|title= U.S. Solar Market Trends 2008 \|last= Sherwood \|first= Larry \|publisher= Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) \|date= July 2009 \|page= 16 \|access-date= 2010-07-24 \|url-status= dead \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091123030109/http://www.irecusa.org/fileadmin/user_upload/NationalOutreachDocs/SolarTrendsReports/IREC_Solar_Market_Trends_Report_2008.pdf \|archive-date= 2009-11-23 }}{{cite web \|url= http://www.irecusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Solar-Report-Final-July-2013-1.pdf \|format= PDF \|title= U.S. Solar Market Trends 2012 \|last= Sherwood \|first= Larry \|publisher= Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) \|date=July 2012 \|page= 16 \|access-date= 2013-10-11}}{{cite web\|url=http://www.irecusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Final-Solar-Report-7-3-14-W-2-8.pdf\|title=U.S. Solar Market Trends 2013\|author=Sherwood, Larry\|publisher=Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)\|date=July 2014\|access-date=2014-09-26}}
align=right \| 2009	0.1
align=right \| 2010	0.2	0.2	100%
align=right \| 2011	0.4	0.2	100%
2012	1	0.7	175%
2013	1.8	0.7	64%
2014	2.6	0.8	44%
2015	4.6	2	76%
2016	300.6	296	6430%
2017	460	160.4	53%
2018	478	18	4%
2019	550.7	72.7	15%
2020	573	22.3	4%
2021	612.5	39.5	%
2022	644	31.5	%

= Utility-scale generation =

Year ! Total ! Jan ! Feb ! Mar ! Apr ! May ! Jun ! Jul ! Aug ! Sep ! Oct ! Nov ! Dec
class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;" \|+ Utility-scale solar generation in Idaho (GWh){{cite web\|title=Electricity Data Browser\|url=http://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/\|publisher=U.S. Department of Energy\|date=March 28, 2018\|access-date=October 7, 2021}}
align=right \| 2016	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	9	5	4	6
align=right \| 2017	461	9	10	38	50	52	61	54	52	46	43	25	21
align=right \| 2018	554	26	32	44	53	62	69	64	57	55	40	31	21
align=right \| 2019	556	27	28	46	53	58	68	64	64	51	48	30	19
align=right \| 2020	565	20	36	46	61	65	62	75	61	51	42	24	22
align=right \| 2021	433	23	30	54	62	70	73	64	57

Solar Farms

The 80 MW_AC (108 MW_p) Grandview Solar Farm has been the state's largest facility since its commissioning in 2016.[http://www.ktvb.com/news/business/Idahos-1st-big-solar-plant-to-be-built-soon-169784896.html Idaho's first major solar plant takes shape] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123233105/http://www.ktvb.com/news/business/Idahos-1st-big-solar-plant-to-be-built-soon-169784896.html |date=2013-01-23 }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/biggest-solar-farm-in-idaho-opens/277-339371366 |title=Biggest solar farm in Idaho opens |publisher=KTVB news |date=2016-10-20 |author=Parsons Gretchen |access-date=2020-11-28}} In 2019, Idaho Power contracted a Power Purchase Agreement for a 120 MW solar power station in 2022 at 2.175¢/kWh.{{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=Joshua S |title=Idaho sets record low solar price as it starts on shift to 100pct renewables |url=https://reneweconomy.com.au/idaho-sets-record-low-solar-price-as-it-starts-on-shift-to-100pct-renewables-38566/ |website=RenewEconomy |access-date=2 April 2019 |language=en-AU |date=1 April 2019}}

References

External links

[https://archive.today/20130414155856/http://www.dsireusa.org/incentives/index.cfm?getRE=1%3Fre=1&ee=0&state=ID Incentives and Policies]

Category:Energy in Idaho

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