Solar Panel Market in Ohio, U.S

Posted by Ramiro Jemes on May 9th, 2019

Solar Panel Market in Ohio, U.S

The U.S. Solar Panel Market size is expected to bloom by 2025. The market is mainly contributed by cumulative environmental consciousness among people, increasing demand from buyers due to reduced installation charge of solar panel systems. Also, installing solar panels is a conscious effort towards renewable forms of energy over conventional energy forms. Globally the solar panel market is allied with hardware for both business and residential use are fundamentally similar. Price and accessibility will depend upon demand and supply. This is directly associated with global activity, federal policy, and utility responses.

List of companies manufacturing the U.S made solar panels in 2019:

  • Heliene
  • Mission Solar
  • Seraphim
  • Silfab Solar 
  • Solaria
  • SolarTech Universal
  • SolarWorld Americas
  • SunSpark – Riverside
  • Tesla/Panasonic

There are two important things worth mentioning about the list of American-made solar panel companies.

Firstly, the majority of these companies assemble few or all of their solar panels in the U.S., but often the key components are imported from other countries. These parts fall under the solar tariff, but there is an exclusion for the first 2.5 gigawatts (GW) of solar cells imported every year.

On the second note, not all company on this list are headquartered in the U.S. Companies like Heliene, is headquartered in a different country. However then also they manufacture a few of their panel parts in the U.S.

Owing to the import of solar panel parts, the manufacturing cost has augmented and thus affecting the buyers for the residential segment. In many parts of the U.S especially in Ohio, the home solar panel installation segment has shown slightly sluggish growth in terms of solar panel installation. It is mainly due to discrepancies in sales strategies such as high installation and maintenance charges.

What Ohio has to say on the solar panel market?

By 2027, Ohio has dedicated to manufacturing 12 percent of its energy from renewable resources. To accomplish this, Ohio is using the states solar renewable energy certificates (SRECs). For every megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity using the solar panels produce, one SREC will be granted and that can be sold for an additional amount. In 2016 these certificates sold for about . Moreover, the Energy Conservation for Ohioans (ECO-Link) Program has been formed by the U.S in order to make solar energy system less expensive. This could be availed by applying for the initiative and to receive a 3 percent interest rate discount on the loans up to seven years. This policy is framed to boost the regional solar panel market and encourage the local manufacturers.

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