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1022BUS Econsnapshot
1022BUS Econsnapshot
1022BUS Econsnapshot
The best place to put a solar panel is in the sunshine so long as that sunshine is in a state that offers solar subsidies. Thats why less-sunny spots in the Northeast count among the Top 10 solar installation states. Further, the Top 10 solar states have some of the highest retail electricity prices in the land. Retail electricity customers in Texas pay lower prices, on average, than customers in any of the Top 10 solar states.
Alaska 16.33
Hawaii 34.38
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SOURCES: Energy Information Administration; U.S. Solar Market Insight (GTM Research and SEIA); Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
David Campbell, chief executive, Luminant, the wholesale arm of Energy Future Holdings