The Solar Foundation, Generation 180, and the Solar Energy Industries Association released in November 2017, a Brighter Future: A Study on Solar in U.S. Schools, 2nd Edition, the most comprehensive study to date on solar at K-12 schools nationwide. Highlights.
• There are now 5,489 K-12 solar schools in the United States that use solar energy, with a combined capacity of 910 megawatts — nearly double the total solar capacity installed at schools in 2014.
• The amount of electricity these schools produce annually, at 1.4 million megawatt-hours, is enough to power over 190,000 homes.
• The average price of a solar school installation has dropped 67 percent in the last 10 years, and 19 percent in 2016 alone.
• California leads the nation in the number of solar schools by state, with 1,946 solar schools and a 489 MW capacity. Nevada has the highest adoption rate, with 23 percent of schools using solar energy statewide. Arizona has the most solar capacity on a per capita basis, at 86 watts per student.
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