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<h2 id="solar-farms">Solar farms</h2> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/List_of_power_stations_in_Colorado/szQ5DTU2">List of power stations in Colorado § Solar farms</a></p> <p>The 7.7 <a href="/facts/Megawatt/VK8oqRrm">megawatt</a> (<a href="/facts/Watt-peak_AC/tFTC5jCa">MWAC</a>) <a href="/facts/Alamosa_Photovoltaic_Power_Plant/y1Q7FdGY">Alamosa Photovoltaic Power Plant</a> completed in 2007 in the <a href="/facts/San_Luis_Valley/93qBs4Mn">San Luis Valley</a> was one of the first utility-scale solar farms in the U.S. utilizing <a href="/facts/Photovoltaics/5Xefaayl">photovoltaics</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> More than a dozen additional facilities sized between 5 and 50 MW came online throughout the state during the following decade. The 120 MW <a href="/facts/Comanche_Solar_Project/sIjWmJM5">Comanche Solar Project</a> located near <a href="/facts/Pueblo,_Colorado/jqsYx9H6">Pueblo</a> was the state's largest solar farm as of 2017. </p> <h2 id="installed-capacity">Installed capacity</h2> <p>As of 2017, Colorado was the <a href="/facts/List_of_U.S._states_by_electricity_production_from_renewable_sources/AgLgEyQH">12th largest</a> solar state in the U.S., with nearly 1 <a href="/facts/Gigawatt/VK8oqRrm">gigawatt</a> of cumulative solar capacity installed.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="7">Colorado Solar Capacity (MWp)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a></th></tr><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th colspan="3">Photovoltaics</th><th colspan="3">CSP</th></tr><tr><th>Capacity</th><th>Installed</th><th>% change</th><th>Capacity</th><th>Installed</th><th>% change</th></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>14.6</td><td>11.5</td><td>371%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>35.7</td><td>21.7</td><td>145%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>59.1</td><td>23.4</td><td>66%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>121.1</td><td>62.0</td><td>105%</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>196.7</td><td>75.5</td><td>62%</td><td>2.4</td><td>1.4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>299.6</td><td>102.9</td><td>52%</td><td>31.8</td><td>29.4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>360.4</td><td>58.0</td><td>19%</td><td>31.8</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>400</td><td>67</td><td>20%</td><td>31.8</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>544</td><td>144</td><td>36%</td><td>31.8</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>921</td><td>377</td><td>69%</td><td>31.8</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>1,019</td><td>98</td><td>11%</td><td>31.8</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>1,197</td><td>178</td><td>17%</td><td>31.8</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>1,377.6</td><td>180.6</td><td>15%</td><td>31.8</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>1,708.3</td><td>330.7</td><td>24%</td><td>31.8</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>2,183.2</td><td>474.9</td><td>%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="generation">Generation</h2> Total solar generation in Colorado (GWh)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a><table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Total</th><th>% growth</th><th>Jan</th><th>Feb</th><th>Mar</th><th>Apr</th><th>May</th><th>Jun</th><th>Jul</th><th>Aug</th><th>Sep</th><th>Oct</th><th>Nov</th><th>Dec</th></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>606</td><td></td><td>38</td><td>40</td><td>52</td><td>53</td><td>58</td><td>61</td><td>57</td><td>61</td><td>54</td><td>52</td><td>44</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>643</td><td>5.8%</td><td>34</td><td>39</td><td>57</td><td>59</td><td>58</td><td>66</td><td>62</td><td>64</td><td>60</td><td>51</td><td>45</td><td>48</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>999</td><td>35.6%</td><td>47</td><td>57</td><td>71</td><td>74</td><td>87</td><td>91</td><td>92</td><td>80</td><td>120</td><td>115</td><td>87</td><td>80</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>1,485</td><td>32.7%</td><td>75</td><td>85</td><td>132</td><td>146</td><td>159</td><td>169</td><td>138</td><td>143</td><td>134</td><td>128</td><td>91</td><td>85</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>1,653</td><td>10.2%</td><td>91</td><td>101</td><td>137</td><td>156</td><td>175</td><td>185</td><td>169</td><td>166</td><td>158</td><td>124</td><td>104</td><td>87</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>1,852</td><td>10.7%</td><td>100</td><td>106</td><td>152</td><td>173</td><td>186</td><td>204</td><td>201</td><td>199</td><td>172</td><td>158</td><td>110</td><td>92</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>2,204</td><td>16.0%</td><td>117</td><td>121</td><td>179</td><td>213</td><td>249</td><td>241</td><td>245</td><td>212</td><td>203</td><td>166</td><td>143</td><td>116</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>2,790</td><td>26.6%</td><td>132</td><td>143</td><td>196</td><td>227</td><td>242</td><td>307</td><td>312</td><td>304</td><td>276</td><td>231</td><td>224</td><td>198</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>3,819</td><td>26.9%</td><td>217</td><td>250</td><td>318</td><td>368</td><td>391</td><td>373</td><td>395</td><td>383</td><td>347</td><td>310</td><td>238</td><td>229</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Renewable energy portal</li><li>Energy portal</li><li>United States portal</li><li>Colorado portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Wind_power_in_Colorado/hjqQDg5x">Wind power in Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Solar_power_in_the_United_States/JEcSSnGW">Solar power in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Renewable_energy_in_the_United_States/aSrktBDY">Renewable energy in the United States</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Solar power in Colorado. <ul><li><a href="https://archive.today/20130414172332/http://www.dsireusa.org/incentives/index.cfm?getRE=1%3Fre=1&ee=0&spv=0&st=0&srp=1&state=CO">Incentives and policies</a></li> <li><a href="https://putsunpanelsonit.com/hoa.html">New Developments 2019: Your HOA cannot prevent you from going Solar.</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"A Landmark Settlement in Colorado Over Solar Grid Fees: 'This Could Be a Model'". greentechmedia.com. August 16, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2019. <a href="http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/stakeholders-forge-landmark-solar-settlement-with-xcel-energy-in-colorado" target="_blank">http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/stakeholders-forge-landmark-solar-settlement-with-xcel-energy-in-colorado</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"How does net metering work in Colorado". reenergizeco.com. June 7, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2019. <a href="http://www.reenergizeco.com/net-metering-colorado/" target="_blank">http://www.reenergizeco.com/net-metering-colorado/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"State of Colorado, Energy Office, Renewable Energy Standard". colorado.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2019. <a href="http://www.colorado.gov/pacific/energyoffice/renewable-energy-standard" target="_blank">http://www.colorado.gov/pacific/energyoffice/renewable-energy-standard</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Solar Power World, 2018 Top Colorado Contractors <a href="http://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2018-top-colorado-solar-contractors/" target="_blank">http://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2018-top-colorado-solar-contractors/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"State of Colorado, Energy Office, Renewable Energy Standard". colorado.gov. 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October 4, 2011. <a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20111004005338/en/DOW-Brings-Revolutionary-DOW-POWERHOUSE%E2%84%A2-Solar-Shingle" target="_blank">http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20111004005338/en/DOW-Brings-Revolutionary-DOW-POWERHOUSE%E2%84%A2-Solar-Shingle</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Colorado Solar and Storage Association (COSSA) <a href="http://www.cossa.co" target="_blank">http://www.cossa.co</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Colorado Solar Industries Association website <a href="http://www.coseia.org" target="_blank">http://www.coseia.org</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Interstate Renewable Energy Council <a href="http://irecusa.org/" target="_blank">http://irecusa.org/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Interstate Renewable Energy Council - Colorado". irecusa.org. Retrieved February 21, 2019. <a href="http://irecusa.org/?submit=&s=colorado" target="_blank">http://irecusa.org/?submit=&s=colorado</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"CSU Sustainability Initiative - Solar Energy Research". colostate.edu. Retrieved February 21, 2019. <a href="http://green.colostate.edu/solar-energy-research/" target="_blank">http://green.colostate.edu/solar-energy-research/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"CU Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute". colorado.edu. Retrieved February 21, 2019. <a href="http://www.colorado.edu/rasei/research" target="_blank">http://www.colorado.edu/rasei/research</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"UNC Environmental and Sustainability Studies". unco.edu. 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Retrieved February 20, 2019. <a href="http://www.arizonaenergy.org/News_07/News_Dec07/SunEdison%20Activates%20Largest%20U.S.%20Photovoltaic%20Power%20Plant%20for%20Xcel%20Energy.htm" target="_blank">http://www.arizonaenergy.org/News_07/News_Dec07/SunEdison%20Activates%20Largest%20U.S.%20Photovoltaic%20Power%20Plant%20for%20Xcel%20Energy.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>Kelsey Misbrener (March 23, 2018). "SEIA praises Colorado energy storage legislation". Solar Power World. Retrieved November 5, 2019. <a href="http://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2018/03/seia-commends-colorado-energy-storage-legislation/" target="_blank">http://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2018/03/seia-commends-colorado-energy-storage-legislation/</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>Sherwood, Larry (August 2012). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2011" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). 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Retrieved 2019-11-05. <a href="https://www.seia.org/state-solar-policy/colorado-solar" target="_blank">https://www.seia.org/state-solar-policy/colorado-solar</a> <a href="#fnref:23" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:24"><p>"Electricity Data Browser". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-10. <a href="https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/#/topic/0?agg=2,0,1&fuel=vtvv&geo=000000000004&sec=g&linechart=ELEC.GEN.ALL-CA-99.M&columnchart=ELEC.GEN.ALL-CA-99.M&map=ELEC.GEN.ALL-CA-99.M&freq=M&ctype=linechart<ype=pin&rtype=s&maptype=0&rse=0&pin=" target="_blank">https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/#/topic/0?agg=2,0,1&fuel=vtvv&geo=000000000004&sec=g&linechart=ELEC.GEN.ALL-CA-99.M&columnchart=ELEC.GEN.ALL-CA-99.M&map=ELEC.GEN.ALL-CA-99.M&freq=M&ctype=linechart<ype=pin&rtype=s&maptype=0&rse=0&pin=</a> <a href="#fnref:24" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>