State Community Solar Policies and Low-Income Stipulations (April 2024)

This dataset summarizes state-level community solar policies and low-income stipulations in the United States as of April 2024. It is maintained by the Department of Energy and NREL, who invite user input for updates and corrections. The dataset is deprecated, with current data available at a linked repository.

Use Cases

• Analyze the adoption of low-income stipulations across state community solar policies.
• Compare state-level policy frameworks for community solar development.
• Track the evolution of community solar policies by referencing the linked historical datasets.

Strengths

• Summarizes policies as of a specific date (April 2024).
• Compiled and reviewed by the Department of Energy and NREL.
• Explicitly covers low-income stipulations as a key policy component.

Limitations

• Dataset is deprecated and may not be current.
• The list may contain errors and is noted as potentially non-comprehensive.
• Specific data structure (columns, rows) is unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Summarized from state policies; methodology not detailed.

Time Range

As of April 2024.

Freshness

Deprecated; last platform update was March 2026, but data reflects April 2024 status.

Geography

United States (state-level).