Community Solar Projects in the United States (June 2019)

This dataset lists community solar projects identified as of June 2019. It includes project attributes such as Service Territory, Utility, and Capacity. The data is provided by the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of solar Capacity across different Utility service territories.
• Map the geographic footprint of Community Solar projects based on Service Territory data.
• Identify projects with missing information for targeted data collection efforts.

Strengths

• Compiled by the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
• Includes key attributes like Service Territory, Utility, and Capacity for analysis.
• Released under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license.

Limitations

• The dataset is deprecated and not current as of June 2019.
• The data source notes that errors may exist and the list may not be comprehensive.
• Blank spaces in the data represent missing information.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Collection Method

Identified through various sources including press releases, with potential for duplicated errors.

Time Range

Snapshot as of June 2019.

Freshness

Deprecated; snapshot as of June 2019.

Geography

United States (implied by Department of Energy and utility/service territory context).