Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Solar Home Market Begins to Capture Mainstream Buyers

New solar panels dot the roofs of subdivision homes (Credit: www.independent.com) Click to enlarge.
The rooftop solar panel, once a badge of distinction for energy nerds and greens, is going mainstream.

While firm numbers are hard to pin down, homebuilders and industry experts say the number of newly constructed homes with a solar energy system preinstalled is surging, from as little as a few hundred units a decade ago to tens of thousands of units entering the market today.

And according to newly published data from McGraw Hill Construction and the National Association of Homebuilders, more than half of all U.S. homebuilders are expected to offer solar PV energy systems as an option in new single-family homes by 2016, up from just 12 percent in 2013.

Solar Home Market Begins to Capture Mainstream Buyers

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