Source: National Renewable Energy Lab.
A cool new application from NREL gives folks a whole new view on solar power and the jobs that come with this re-emerging industry.
The photovoltaic (PV) market now has an eye-popping, interactive bevy of maps and charts that can let anyone know where PV panels are being installed, how big they are, how much they cost and how fast the industry is booming.
Interested in where PV is installed in the U.S. and how it has grown over time? Go to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Web site and find a dynamic time map showing PV installation activity in the U.S. from 1998 to 2009.
Want to know how fast the cost per watt is plunging in New Mexico or Montana? Push “Explore” on the Web site to open the PV Market Mapper application and call up any state in the nation to see graphs on the number of PV installations, cost and capacity over time.
Want to know if your old friends from Boise or Breckenridge ever got around to installing PV on their roof? Zero in by zip code and neighborhood and you can probably find that out too.
Find out more at Open PV.
