Sharing the Sun Community Solar Project Data (December 2023)

This database represents a list of community solar projects identified through various sources as of Dec 2023. In addition, this dataset updated the low-income (LI) and low- and moderate-income (LMI) provisions for both complete and pending projects, based on the most recent program data we collected as of March 2024.

The list has been reviewed but errors may exist and the list may not be comprehensive. Errors in the sources e.g. press releases may be duplicated in the list. Blank spaces represent missing information. NREL invites input to improve the database including to - correct erroneous information - add missing projects - fill in missing information - remove inactive projects. Updated information can be submitted to Kaifeng Xu at kaifeng.xu@nrel.gov and Jenny Heeter at jenny.heeter@nrel.gov. The June 2019 list can be found here: https://data.nrel.gov/submissions/114. The May 2020 list can be found here: https://data.nrel.gov/submissions/131. The June 2020 list can be found here: https://data.nrel.gov/submissions/149. The Dec 2020 list can be found here: https://data.nrel.gov/submissions/167. The Dec 2021 list can be found here: https://data.nrel.gov/submissions/185. The June 2022 list can be found here: https://data.nrel.gov/submissions/203. The December 2022 list can be found here: https://data.nrel.gov/submissions/220
1 Data Resource
Name Size Type Resource Description History
Sharing the Sun Community Solar Project Data (December 2023) 919.58 KB Data This dataset contains project data on community solar installations across the United States interconnected through December 2023. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) first released a dataset of community solar projects in 2018 and has updated it annually since then. Starting this year, it will be updated biannually. In this dataset update, the LMI provisions include both complete and pending projects, based on the most recent program data we collected as of March 2024.
Author Information
Kaifeng Xu, Strategic Energy Analysis Center, ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1983-2694
Gabriel Chan, University of Minnesota
Sudha Kannan, Strategic Energy Analysis Center, ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2447-8776
Cite This Dataset
Xu, Kaifeng, Gabriel Chan, and Sudha Kannan. 2024. "Sharing the Sun Community Solar Project Data (December 2023)." NREL Data Catalog. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Last updated: June 6, 2024. DOI: 10.7799/2320235.
About This Dataset
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10.7799/2320235
Public
06/06/2024
DOE Project
National Community Solar Partnership (NREL)
Funding Organization
Department of Energy (DOE)
Sponsoring Organization
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Solar Energy Technologies Office (EE-4S)
Research Areas
Energy Analysis
Solar Power
License
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Digital Object Identifier
10.7799/2320235