| Table 4.10. Net Metering Customers and Capacity by Technology Type, by End Use Sector, |
| 2005 through 2015 |
| Capacity (MW) | Customers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Residential | Commercial | Industrial | Transportation | Total | Residential | Commercial | Industrial | Transportation | Total |
| Historical Data | ||||||||||
| 2005 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19,244 | 1,565 | 337 | -- | 21,146 |
| 2006 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 30,689 | 2,553 | 376 | -- | 33,618 |
| 2007 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 44,450 | 3,513 | 391 | -- | 48,354 |
| 2008 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 64,400 | 5,305 | 304 | -- | 70,009 |
| 2009 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 88,205 | 7,365 | 919 | -- | 96,489 |
| Photovoltaic | ||||||||||
| 2010 | 697.890 | 517.861 | 243.051 | -- | 1,458.802 | 137,618 | 11,897 | 1,225 | -- | 150,740 |
| 2011 | 1,024.139 | 1,089.275 | 381.670 | -- | 2,495.410 | 198,255 | 18,345 | 2,418 | -- | 219,018 |
| 2012 | 1,542.226 | 1,741.821 | 395.328 | -- | 3,679.630 | 294,437 | 27,611 | 1,317 | -- | 323,365 |
| 2013 | 2,286.567 | 2,294.831 | 565.982 | -- | 5,147.380 | 442,195 | 35,379 | 2,480 | -- | 480,054 |
| 2014 | 3,452.987 | 2,933.122 | 710.719 | -- | 7,096.828 | 642,276 | 43,335 | 3,131 | -- | 688,742 |
| 2015 | 5,357.358 | 3,455.124 | 884.664 | -- | 9,697.146 | 958,850 | 51,501 | 3,624 | -- | 1,013,975 |
| Wind | ||||||||||
| 2010 | 83.797 | 26.106 | 6.392 | -- | 116.295 | 3,467 | 583 | 37 | -- | 4,087 |
| 2011 | 28.063 | 44.373 | 9.932 | -- | 82.368 | 4,456 | 905 | 50 | -- | 5,411 |
| 2012 | 33.484 | 74.620 | 17.495 | -- | 125.599 | 4,796 | 1,143 | 48 | -- | 5,987 |
| 2013 | 38.987 | 92.818 | 14.659 | -- | 146.464 | 5,265 | 1,308 | 92 | -- | 6,665 |
| 2014 | 37.918 | 101.622 | 25.426 | -- | 164.966 | 5,379 | 1,351 | 94 | -- | 6,824 |
| 2015 | 34.893 | 103.086 | 29.137 | -- | 167.116 | 5,387 | 1,434 | 109 | -- | 6,930 |
| Other | ||||||||||
| 2010 | 11.455 | 34.752 | 24.835 | -- | 71.042 | 767 | 271 | 56 | -- | 1,094 |
| 2011 | 5.030 | 49.010 | 56.681 | -- | 110.721 | 807 | 242 | 100 | -- | 1,149 |
| 2012 | 7.539 | 65.821 | 83.170 | -- | 156.530 | 862 | 314 | 122 | -- | 1,298 |
| 2013 | 6.785 | 80.405 | 80.568 | -- | 167.758 | 598 | 331 | 169 | -- | 1,098 |
| 2014 | 7.633 | 102.797 | 98.277 | -- | 208.707 | 857 | 397 | 201 | -- | 1,455 |
| 2015 | 7.873 | 116.382 | 116.780 | -- | 241.035 | 821 | 445 | 249 | -- | 1,515 |
| All Technologies | ||||||||||
| 2010 | 793.142 | 578.719 | 274.278 | -- | 1,646.139 | 141,852 | 12,751 | 1,318 | -- | 155,921 |
| 2011 | 1,057.232 | 1,182.658 | 448.283 | -- | 2,688.173 | 203,518 | 19,492 | 2,568 | -- | 225,578 |
| 2012 | 1,583.249 | 1,882.262 | 495.993 | -- | 3,961.504 | 300,095 | 29,068 | 1,487 | -- | 330,650 |
| 2013 | 2,332.339 | 2,468.054 | 661.209 | -- | 5,461.602 | 448,058 | 37,018 | 2,741 | -- | 487,817 |
| 2014 | 3,498.538 | 3,137.541 | 834.422 | -- | 7,470.501 | 648,512 | 45,083 | 3,426 | -- | 697,021 |
| 2015 | 5,400.124 | 3,674.592 | 1,030.581 | -- | 10,105.297 | 965,058 | 53,380 | 3,982 | -- | 1,022,420 |
| Starting in 2013, there is no maximum capacity on installed units. Capacity and customer count was not collected by technology type before 2010. N/A = Not Available. Total customer count for the years 2007, 2009, and 2010 were revised based on requests from respondents. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, "Annual Electric Power Industry Report." |