Solar power in Washington, D.C.
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Washington, D.C. has the potential to install 2,100 MW of rooftop photovoltaic solar power using technology available in 2012, which would generate 21% of the electricity used in 2010.[1][2]
Every two years a Solar Decathlon is held on the National Mall. Contestants are challenged to build an energy efficient building that is capable of generating all of the energy used. In 2013 the Solar Decathlon was held outside Washington, D.C. for the first time, and was located in Orange County.[3]
The District of Columbia has a renewable portfolio standard of 100% renewable energy by 2032, with a carve-out for 10% of local solar power by 2041.[4]
There are 219 community solar facilities as of the end of 2021.[4]