Solar power in Alabama

Solar power in Alabama on rooftops could theoretically provide 29.8% of all electricity used in Alabama, with 20,400 MW of solar panels potentially installed on rooftops.Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Technical Potential in the United States

Alabama was ranked 50th among US states for solar power in 2020, and 35th in Q1 of 2021, with .027% of the state's power generated by solar.

Net metering Offering net metering is required by federal law, but Alabama is one of only four states to not have adopted a statewide policy on net metering, which means it needs to be negotiated with the utility.Freeing the grid IREC best practices, based on experience, recommends no limits to net metering, individual or aggregate, and perpetual roll over of kWh credits.Net Metering and Interconnection Procedures Incorporating Best Practices

Alabama Power has installed four types of solar panels in Birmingham that can be monitored on the Internet.Solar demonstration The company will pay up to 4.81¢/kWh during the summer and 3.93¢/kWh in the winter for excess generation from up to 100 kW systems.Purchase of Alternate Energy Peak power rates are weekdays, 1 to 7 pm in summer and 5 to 9 am in winter.Time Advantage Rates FAQs Customers choosing the Time Advantage Energy rate pay 7¢/kWh during winter peak periods and 25¢/kWh during summer peak periods. Off-peak is charged 5¢/kWh. Using time advantage requires a time of use meter, and the base charge is increased by $10.50 each month.Time Advantage Rate

Solar power projects In 2010, one of Alabama's largest solar arrays was the 25 kW system installed at the Coastal Response Center, in Coden, Alabama.Community center now home to one of Alabama’s largest solar power systemsRealtime output A $250,000 economic stimulus grant was used to install 156 solar panels on Anniston's Museum of Natural History, which was completed on August 24, 2011.Alabama Focus on Solar Energy The output of this 25.2 kW system can also be monitored online.Anniston Museum Energy and Power

River Bend Solar, completed in 2016, contributes 75 MW capacity to the TVA power grid, and reduces carbon emissions by 100,000 tons annually.

LaFayette Solar Farm in LaFayette, completed in 2019, supplies 79.2 MW to Walmart.

In 2021, Covington Electric Cooperative, which is constructing a 100 kW solar array, was the only rural electric cooperative in Alabama with a community solar program.

Solar panel manufacturing In 2019, LG Electronics opened a solar panel manufacturing plant in Huntsville.

Statistics Source: NREL

+ Grid-connected PV capacity (MWp)Alabama Solar Year Capacity Installed % change 2009 0.2 0.1 100% 2010 0.4 0.2 100% 2011 0.5 0.1 20% 2012 1.1 0.6 120% 2013 1.9 0.8 73% 2014 1.9 0 0% 2015 2 0.1 5% 2016 105 103 5,150% 2017 215 110 105% 2018 263 48 22% 2019 283 20 7.6% 2020 283.1 0.1 0.03% 2021 577.9 294.8 % 2022 578 0.1 %

+ Utility-scale solar generation in Alabama (GWh) Year Total Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2016 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 13 7 2017 179 7 8 13 16 19 20 19 18 17 16 10 16 2018 357 20 17 32 37 39 40 39 37 33 30 17 16 2019 386 19 18 34 40 46 41 43 39 40 25 24 17 2020 371 18 21 26 40 44 41 41 38 30 28 23 21 2021 276 19 20 32 44 46 38 39 38

Solar power in Alabama

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