More than anything else, high cost is the primary roadblock holding homeowners back from going solar. In the last couple of years however, PV costs have dropped dramatically. That, along with new financing options like solar leasing, has made solar available to cost-conscious homeowners across the United States.
Solar advocacy group EcoOutfitters, which helps homeowners and businesses find solar installers and vice versa, recently posted on their website a list of the Top 20 States for Cheap Solar Energy. The list ranks Colorado at the top, and names it as the only state in the U.S. to offer PV installation for less than $6 a watt.
What’s ironic is that solar is at its cheapest in some of the states where conventional energy is at its most expensive. California, Hawaii and many New England states are all known to have some of the highest costs per kilowatt hour for conventional electricity, but many of those states made the list for the cheapest solar offerings.
Pricing on the list is a combination of local costs, competition in the marketplace, and state incentives available to homeowners who switch to solar power. Every one of the states served by SunRun made the list. Can you find yours? If it’s not on the list, don’t despair! SunRun continues to expand its effort to bring solar to homeowners in every state.
