Author:  John Farrell    Published: 4/7/2025   ILSR

Last week, we released our annual update on the State(s) of Distributed Solar, which tracks the saturation of each state’s distributed solar market. Read on to find out which states led the way in growing solar capacity that is not owned by monopoly utilities.
Keep your energy local,
John
P.S. Check out the Independent Business Initiative’s list of policies states can implement to strengthen their antitrust laws, fight corporate monopolies, and build local power.

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