COVID and Solar Installation

What impact has COVID had on solar installation? States that implemented strict restrictions on activity 

The overall impact to solar installations in early 2020? 6% decline in overall solar installations from the first quarter of 2020 

The numbers of installs:

  • 3.5 gigawatts direct current (GWdc) of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in Q2 2020, a decrease of 6% from Q1
  • April, May and June 2020 represented a 52% increase year-over-year in installed capacity 

Utility Dive | Solar market limits pandemic’s ill effects, but states with strict restrictions see big installation drop