Solar power in South Carolina

Solar power in South Carolina is rapidly becoming competitive with grid electricity, due to the decrease in cost and the eight-year extension to the 30% federal tax credit, which can be used to install any size system.^[1] South Carolina offers a 25% tax credit, meaning that 55% of the cost is covered through tax credits.^[2]

Solar-powered recycle cans, Myrtle Beach

South Carolina solar power

South Carolina's largest solar installation was the 311 kW Grand Strand Solar Station array in Myrtle Beach, completed on April 18, 2011,^[3] until December 2, 2011, when Boeing completed covering the roof of their 787 assembly building with a 2.6 MW solar array, sufficient for 20% of the building's energy use.^[4][5]

Source: NREL^[6]

Installed Photovoltaics^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

Year	Total (MW)	Installed (MW)
2009	0.6
2010	0.9	0.3
2011	4.1	3.2
2012	4.6	0.5
2013	8.0	3.5
2014	12	4
2015	15	3
2016	115	100
2017	405	390
2018	555	150
2019	1,158.7	603.7
2020	1,781.6	622.9
2021	1,923.8	142.2
2022	2,314	390.2

See also

• Solar power in the United States
• Renewable energy in the United States