Solar installations plummeted in 2017 as solar subsidies required to sustain an industry not ready for primetime became far less appealing going forward.

The U.S. solar industry installed 30 percent less generating capacity in 2017 than in 2016—4.6 gigawatts less capacity. According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Report 2017 Year-In-Review, 10.6 gigawatts of solar capacity were installed in 2017 compared to 15.2 gigawatts in 2016, making total U.S. solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2017 53.3 gigawatts. In 2016, developers completed projects ahead of their original schedules due to the expectation that the federal solar tax credit would expire.

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