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Top 100 Cities in the U.S. Ranked by the Economic Value of Solar Power

Top 100 Cities in the U.S. Ranked by the Economic Value of Solar Power


City     Solar Value Index
Honolulu, HI    $ 2,368
San Diego, CA    $ 1,387
Chula Vista, CA    $ 1,387
Bakersfield, CA    $ 1,367
Los Angeles, CA    $ 1,365
Fresno, CA    $ 1,360
Long Beach, CA    $ 1,346
Anaheim, CA    $ 1,346
Santa Ana, CA    $ 1,346
Riverside, CA    $ 1,346
Irvine, CA    $ 1,346
San Bernardino, CA    $ 1,346
San Jose, CA    $ 1,342
San Francisco, CA    $ 1,342
Oakland, CA    $ 1,342
Fremont, CA    $ 1,342
Boston, MA    $ 1,327
Sacramento, CA    $ 1,312
Stockton, CA    $ 1,312
New York, NY    $ 1,192
Las Vegas, NV    $ 1,143
Henderson, NV    $ 1,143
North Las Vegas, NV    $ 1,143
Albuquerque, NM    $ 1,127
Buffalo, NY    $ 1,118
Tucson, AZ    $ 1,080
Reno, NV    $ 1,058
Phoenix, AZ    $ 1,053
Mesa, AZ    $ 1,053
Chandler, AZ    $ 1,053
Gilbert town, AZ    $ 1,053
Glendale, AZ    $ 1,053
Scottsdale, AZ    $ 1,053
El Paso, TX    $ 1,046
Newark, NJ    $ 1,033
Jersey City, NJ    $ 1,033
Milwaukee, WI    $ 972
Madison, WI    $ 968
Lubbock, TX    $ 967
Colorado Springs, CO    $ 963
Baltimore, MD    $ 952
Wichita, KS    $ 943
Philadelphia, PA    $ 929
Denver, CO    $ 927
Aurora, CO    $ 927
Detroit, MI    $ 922
Dallas, TX    $ 897
Fort Worth, TX    $ 897
Arlington, TX    $ 897
Plano, TX    $ 897
Garland, TX    $ 897
Irving, TX    $ 897
Washington, DC    $ 893
Anchorage, AK    $ 893
San Antonio, TX    $ 889
Tampa, FL    $ 884
Orlando, FL    $ 884
St. Petersburg, FL    $ 884
Austin, TX    $ 876
Miami, FL    $ 874
Hialeah, FL    $ 874
Pittsburgh, PA    $ 867
Minneapolis, MN    $ 851
St. Paul, MN    $ 851
Atlanta, GA    $ 843
Jacksonville, FL    $ 836
Cincinnati, OH    $ 835
Toledo, OH    $ 830
Charlotte, NC    $ 822
Raleigh, NC    $ 820
Durham, NC    $ 820
Chicago, IL    $ 820
Greensboro, NC    $ 817
Winston-Salem, NC    $ 817
Corpus Christi, TX    $ 814
Laredo, TX    $ 814
Columbus, OH    $ 799
Virginia Beach, VA    $ 795
Norfolk, VA    $ 795
Chesapeake, VA    $ 795
Houston, TX    $ 793
Richmond, VA    $ 789
Kansas City, MO    $ 788
Cleveland, OH    $ 786
Oklahoma City, OK    $ 781
Omaha, NE    $ 771
Lincoln, NE    $ 771
St. Louis, MO    $ 767
Indianapolis, IN    $ 764
Memphis, TN    $ 764
Boise City, ID    $ 743
Tulsa, OK    $ 738
Nashville-Davidson, TN    $ 731
Fort Wayne, IN    $ 731
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY    $ 694
Lexington-Fayette, KY    $ 680
New Orleans, LA    $ 654
Baton Rouge, LA    $ 642
Portland, OR    $ 620
Seattle, WA    $ 507

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