Community Solar Projects in the United States (December 2020)

This dataset lists community solar projects identified through various sources as of December 2020. It is a revision that includes projects with total installed capacity under state-level programs in 2020 but missing project-level details. The data is maintained by the Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of community solar projects across different Utility Service Territories.
• Identify missing project-level details for projects included in state-level capacity programs.
• Review and correct project information based on the dataset's stated purpose of improving data accuracy.

Strengths

• Dataset is provided by the Department of Energy and NREL, authoritative organizations in energy research.
• Explicitly invites community input to correct errors and add missing projects, facilitating improvement.
• Includes a revision focused on projects from 2020, providing a specific temporal snapshot.

Limitations

• Dataset is explicitly marked as DEPRECATED and no longer current, directing users to a different source for updated data.
• The description warns that errors may exist, the list may not be comprehensive, and blank spaces represent missing information.
• Original data sources like press releases may contain errors that are duplicated in this list.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy / National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Collection Method

Projects identified through various sources including press releases; list has been reviewed.

Time Range

Snapshot as of December 2020.

Freshness

The data snapshot is from December 2020, though the platform record was last updated in March 2026.

Geography

United States (implied by state-level programs and Department of Energy scope).