Solar Grew 61% per capita in Texas in 2014

A new report from Environment Texas Research & Policy Center posits that Texas solar power capacity grew by 61% per capita last year. 

This growth makes Texas the 12th largest state in the country for solar power capacity.

Which states produce more solar than Texas? Hawaii, Arizona, Nevada, California, New Jersey, New Mexico, Vermont, Massachusetts, North Carolina

What is different about their regulatory/legislative structure?

•  renewable energy requirements
• some have laws that allow solar customers to connect back to the grid and sell back excess power

San Antonio Business Journal