Solar power in Kansas

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Solar car developed by Kansas State University

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

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]

Installed capacity

Source: NREL[7]
Photovoltaics (MWp)[8][9][10][11][12][13]
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%

See also

References

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External links

  1. ↑ Prospects for solar power never brighter
  2. ↑ Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Technical Potential in the United States
  3. ↑ IKEA’s new Kansas store has state’s largest solar rooftop array, Solar Power World, Kelly Pickerel, May 5, 2015
  4. ↑ Peeper Ranch Plant Profile
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  6. ↑ Freeing the Grid
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  13. ↑ Kansas Solar
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