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107 <br />I. Overview of Solar Farms Development in North Carolina <br />4 <br />Across the nation the number of solar installations has dmmaticelly increased over the last few years as <br />changes its technology and the economy made these solar Carms more feasible. The charts below show how <br />this market has grown and is expected to continue to grow from 2010 to 2017, the drop off in 2017 is <br />expected due to the expiration of tax credits for solar installations. The U.S. Sour Market lnrdght Reports <br />for 2010 and 2011 Which is put out by the Solar Energy lnduatries Association note that. 2010 was a <br />"breakout° year for solar energy. The continued boom of solar power is shown in the steady growth. Forth <br />Carolina was ranked as having the second mast active photovoltaic installed capacity in 2014. <br />61M <br />U.S. Solar Industry Fomcast <br />1200 <br />� tlx <br />joilr M11 JOU tell 1014 MIA MIM Neill <br />aANn 0lA <br />2014 Solar PV Installed capacity <br />RWh Carollm W MW <br />Neva" inmw <br />MISMOUstils I MW <br />Anions - 247 MW <br />NgWWMY 166106Y <br />NI<W" 34TMW <br />T*10 lames <br />NaWa11 107 MW- <br />Pawk E&* aMW <br />ORssideWsh Hon -iaall ffrFWNl OW11 y <br />CllrnulatIve Solar Electrii Capaclty <br />cauton1r. <br />A1�xw <br />1bEW IEFJI'� '� <br />North�uUdna <br />WOO � <br />hirla�eMUauy '� <br />H4w�l � <br />CaloridCl <br />emamm &1AA1EZ4rb14 <br />NeaY04 if <br />T41p# I <br />0 2W um i!AO 10M <br />WffitM&d #:1 WftV Ih1W J <br />Onsup- Or! Elk:- - <br />As shown in the ebaTts above, North, Carolina ranked second in installed solar energy in 2014. North <br />Carolinas ranked fifth in cumulative installed solar energy in the United States. <br />