Full Title: Solar for Manufactured Homes: An Assessment of the Opportunities and Challenges in 14 States
Author(s): Warren Leon, Kat Burnham, Nate Hausman, Laura Schieb
Publisher(s): Clean Energy States Alliance
Publication Date: April 29, 2021
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Description (excerpt):
Manufactured homes, formerly referred to as mobile homes, comprise over six percent of America’s housing stock and represent an even larger share of housing for low- and moderate-income (LMI) households. This market should receive targeted attention if solar is to be developed equitably and if all segments of society are to realize economic benefits from solar.
This two-volume report describes the nature of the manufactured housing stock and shows how those homes are distributed across the country. It explains the general obstacles to LMI solar, as well as additional challenges related specifically to manufactured housing. It identifies the types of solar technologies that can work with manufactured housing and includes nine case studies that highlight ways in which solar can be deployed to benefit manufactured housing residents.
The report is informed by the results of surveys of solar installation companies and manufactured home residents. The second volume of this two-volume study examines the situation in 14 states in different parts of the country, each with different solar markets and policies. It identifies the most promising ways to bring the benefits of solar power to manufactured housing residents in each of the following states: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.