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State Policies and Programs for Community Solar

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The purpose of this dataset is to summarize current community solar policies and related stipulations by state in the United States. The dataset is updated multiple times per year. The current version is the first file located below. Previous versions of the dataset published before August of 2024 can be found in the dataset below labeled ?ARCHIVE_State Policies and Programs for Community Solar_Before 08.24.? This list has been reviewed, but errors may exist, and the list may not be comprehensive. NLR invites input to update or add to the database. Please submit updates, additions, and corrections to Jenna Harmon and Sonja Berdahl.

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TY  - DATA
AB  - The purpose of this dataset is to summarize current community solar policies and related stipulations by state in the United States. The dataset is updated multiple times per year. The current version is the first file located below. Previous versions of the dataset published before August of 2024 can be found in the dataset below labeled “ARCHIVE_State Policies and Programs for Community Solar_Before 08.24.“ This list has been reviewed, but errors may exist, and the list may not be comprehensive. NLR invites input to update or add to the database. Please submit updates, additions, and corrections to Jenna Harmon and Sonja Berdahl.
AU  - Xu, Kaifeng
A2  - Nabirye, Sarah
A3  - Sandler, Simon
A4  - Harmon, Jenna
A5  - Randall II, Frederick
DB  - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP  - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO  - 
KW  - solar policy
KW  - solar
KW  - community solar
LA  - English
DA  - 2024/10/01
PY  - 2024
PB  - National Laboratory of the Rockies
T1  - State Policies and Programs for Community Solar
UR  - https://data.openei.org/submissions/8295
ER  -

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Xu, Kaifeng, et al. State Policies and Programs for Community Solar. National Laboratory of the Rockies, 1 October, 2024, NREL. https://data.nlr.gov/submissions/249.

Xu, K., Nabirye, S., Sandler, S., Harmon, J., & Randall II, F. (2024). State Policies and Programs for Community Solar. [Data set]. NREL. National Laboratory of the Rockies. https://data.nlr.gov/submissions/249

Xu, Kaifeng, Sarah Nabirye, Simon Sandler, Jenna Harmon, and Frederick Randall II. State Policies and Programs for Community Solar. National Laboratory of the Rockies, October, 1, 2024.  Distributed by NREL. https://data.nlr.gov/submissions/249

@misc{OEDI_Dataset_8295,
title = {State Policies and Programs for Community Solar},
author = {Xu, Kaifeng and Nabirye, Sarah and Sandler, Simon and Harmon, Jenna and Randall II, Frederick},
abstractNote = {The purpose of this dataset is to summarize current community solar policies and related stipulations by state in the United States. The dataset is updated multiple times per year. The current version is the first file located below.\ Previous versions of the dataset published before August of 2024 can be found in the dataset below labeled ?ARCHIVE_State Policies and Programs for Community Solar_Before 08.24.?\ This list has been reviewed, but errors may exist, and the list may not be comprehensive. NLR invites input to update or add to the database. Please submit updates, additions, and corrections to Jenna Harmon and Sonja Berdahl.},
url = {https://data.nlr.gov/submissions/249},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {NREL, National Laboratory of the Rockies, https://data.nlr.gov/submissions/249},
note = {Accessed: 2026-08-17}
}

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Data from Oct 1, 2024

Last updated Mar 3, 2026

Submitted Oct 1, 2024