Solar power in Louisiana

Solar panels on a house in Terrytown, Louisiana

Solar power in Louisiana is assisted by the eight-year extension to the 30 percent tax credit, which can be used to install any size system. Solar power can provide all of Louisiana's energy needs, and 23 per cent of demand from rooftop solar panels.^[1]

Beginning January 1, 2008, Louisiana offers a 50 per cent tax credit up to $12,500 for the installation of a wind or solar system,^[2][3] which allows a small photovoltaic system, adequate to generate the electricity used by an average home, to be installed for 20 per cent of its cost.^[4]

New Orleans' largest solar array is the 60 kW array mounted on the top of a LEED certified building built in 2011.^[5] The largest solar project in the state of Louisiana was a statewide project (1MW) that was installed on Liberty Mini Storage facilities by a New Orleans solar company, South Coast Solar.^[6]

Source: NREL^[7]

Installed Photovoltaics^{[8][9][10][11][12][13]}

Year	Total (MW)	Installed (MW)
2009	0.2
2010	2.6	2.4
2011	13.4	10.8
2012	18.2	11.9
2013	46.6	28.0
2014	60	13.4
2015	92	32

Note: Source gives conflicting information for 2011 and 2012.

External links

• Louisiana Solar Energy Society
• Louisiana solar cost estimate
• Open PV Database
• New Orleans Solar Calculator
• Renewable energy policies and incentives
• Louisiana Solar Energy Company Information
• Solar Panel Installations In Louisiana

References

1. Report Argues for a Decentralized System of Renewable Power Generation
2. Tax Credit for Solar and Wind Energy Systems on Residential Property
3. Tax Credit for Solar and Wind Energy Systems on Residential Property (Corporate)
4. Solar Power Installation in Lafayette, Louisiana
5. Woodward Grand Opening!
6. Largest Commercial Solar Project in Louisiana
7. "PV Watts". NREL. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
8. Sherwood, Larry (August 2012). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2011" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
9. Sherwood, Larry (June 2011). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2010" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 20. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
10. Sherwood, Larry (July 2009). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2008" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
11. Sherwood, Larry (July 2012). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2012" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
12. Sherwood, Larry (July 2014). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2013" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Retrieved 2014-09-26.
13. Louisiana Solar