Fourteen US states , including Maryland , New jersey and Nevada , have now passed legislation to support community solar , enabling 30,000 homes over the next year to be built using this source instead of conventional power . The community solar generation is expected to increase ten - fold by 2020 . According to GTM Research , 49 % of American households wish to go solar but are unable to do so .
Fourteen US states, including Maryland, New York and Connecticut, have now passed regulations to support community solar, enabling 30,000 households over the next year to be powered using this source instead of conventional power. The community solar sector is expected to increase seven-fold by 2020. According to GTM Research, 49% of American households wish to go solar but are unable to do so.