Solar power in Kansas has been growing in recent years due to new technological improvements and a variety of regulatory actions and financial incentives.[1]
It is estimated that 41.7% of electricity in Kansas could be provided by 12,500 MW of rooftop solar panels.[2]
In 2015, IKEA installed the largest solar array in the state, 730 kW on the roof of its store in Merriam.[3] In 2011, Kansas's largest solar array, 118 kW, was the rooftop installation at Peeper Ranch in Lenexa. Its output is available online.[4]
Net metering[edit]
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.[5] Many of the states have net metering policies that are inadequate for 100% renewable energy. Kansas was given a C for net metering and an F for interconnection policies.[6]
Statistics[edit]
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| 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% |
| 2014 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 109% |
| 2015 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 104% |
| 2016 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 26% |
| 2017 | 14.9 | 9 | 153% |
| 2018 | 21.9 | 7 | 47% |
| 2019 | 46.7 | 24.8 | 113% |
| 2020 | 81.9 | 35.2 | 75% |
| 2021 | 99.1 | 17.2 | 21% |
| 2022 | 115 | 15.9 | 16% |
| Year | Total | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 62 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | 67 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
See also[edit]
- List of power stations in Kansas
- Wind power in Kansas
- Solar power in the United States
- Renewable energy in the United States
References[edit]
- ^ Prospects for solar power never brighter
- ^ Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Technical Potential in the United States
- ^ IKEA’s new Kansas store has state’s largest solar rooftop array, Solar Power World, Kelly Pickerel, May 5, 2015
- ^ Peeper Ranch Plant Profile
- ^ "Kansas - Net Metering". Retrieved 2012-06-09.
- ^ Freeing the Grid
- ^ "PV Watts". NREL. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ Sherwood, Larry (August 2012). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2011" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- ^ Sherwood, Larry (June 2011). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2010" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 20. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
- ^ Sherwood, Larry (July 2009). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2008" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
- ^ Sherwood, Larry (July 2012). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2012" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
- ^ Sherwood, Larry (July 2014). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2013" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Retrieved 2014-09-26.
- ^ Kansas Solar
- ^ "Electricity Data Browser". U.S. Department of Energy. March 28, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
