U.S. home solar adoption rate 2032| ��ƽ��

Market penetration of residential solar in the United States in 2012 and 2024, with a forecast for 2032

Characteristic	Share of occupied single-unit housing with solar
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November 2024

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United States

Survey time period

2012 and 2024

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* Forecast based on housing units growth of 0.7 percent

Supplementary notes

The penetration rate of solar is based on occupied single-unit houses and the number of residential PV customers in the United States.

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As of 2024, roughly **** percent of single-unit housing in the United States was equipped with solar panels. The market penetration of residential solar is projected to increase in the next years, reaching some ** percent by 2032. This translates to roughly **** million U.S. homes powered by solar in that year.

The landscape of residential solar in the U.S.

In 2023, the residential solar PV capacity in the U.S. grew to more than ** gigawatts, which represents roughly ** percent of the total solar installations in the country. California, Arizona, and Texas are the states with the highest number of residential solar systems. As of the end of 2022, California had roughly *** million homes with a solar PV system installed. The state is the leading solar market in the United States.

U.S. commercial solar systems

The commercial solar market, comprised of on-site installations for businesses, governments, and non-profits, has also grown significantly in the last years. In 2023, the installed solar PV commercial capacity reached almost ** gigawatts in the United States. The cost of commercial solar systems in the U.S. is roughly half of that of residential solar, amounting to some **** U.S. dollars per watt installed.