Full Title: Renewable Energy Trends, Edition 2: Site Selection for Solar
Author(s): Paces
Publisher(s): Paces
Publication Date: December 9, 2024
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Description (excerpt):
Explore the latest trends in solar energy siting, analyzing challenges like shrinking site availability, reduced parcel sizes, and declining feeder capacities. This report highlights a nationwide 21.9% drop in suitable sites and state-level data revealing key opportunities, as well as predictive data for next year. Developers can learn strategies to overcome obstacles, pinpoint optimal sites, and adapt to a competitive market. Stay ahead in the clean energy transition with data-driven insights.
The race to scale renewable energy development continues to accelerate, with solar energy at the forefront of the transition to a cleaner future. This report is part of a new quarterly series analyzing solar energy siting trends across 12 key U.S. states. Building on our prior research focused on Illinois and New York, this edition broadens the scope to include ten additional states, offering a comprehensive perspective of the challenges and opportunities developers face.
Analyzing data from January through October 2024, this report highlights compounding challenges for solar developers: dwindling land availability, shrinking parcel sizes, and declining feeder capacities. The next edition—set to be published in January—will incorporate new data from November and December, providing up-to-date, actionable insights for developers navigating these obstacles. As part of the Renewable Energy Trends series, this report delivers insights and strategies to help developers adapt, secure optimal sites, and sustain progress in the clean energy transition.