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Solar power in South Carolina is rapidly becoming competitive with grid electricity, due to the decrease in cost and the eight-year extension to the 30% federal tax credit, which can be used to install any size system.[1] South Carolina offers a 25% tax credit, meaning that 55% of the cost is covered through tax credits.[2][3]
South Carolina's largest solar installation was the 311 kW Grand Strand Solar Station array in Myrtle Beach, completed on April 18, 2011,[4] until December 2, 2011, when Boeing completed covering the roof of their 787 assembly building with a 2.6 MW solar array, sufficient for 20% of the building's energy use.[5][6]
- Source: NREL[7]
| Year | Total (MW) | Installed (MW) |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.6 | |
| 2010 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| 2011 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
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References
- ^ Tax Credits Extended: Renewable Energy Industry Breathes Sigh of Relief
- ^ In South Carolina, Solar Power Gains Momentum
- ^ Solar power picking up some heat in S.C.
- ^ Solar Power
- ^ Boeing South Carolina to be powered by 100% renewable energy
- ^ SCE&G completes Boeing’s solar rooftop project
- ^ "PV Watts". NREL. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ Sherwood, Larry (August 2012). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2011" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 17. Retrieved 2012-08-16.