Environmental Impact

Solar Energy Makes a Difference

Each year, the average home in the United States consumes 10,399 kilowatthours (kWh), Or, an average of 867 kWh per month. 1

The ANNUAL environmental impact of the average residential consumer, switching to solar energy 2 :

Carbon sequestered by

122 tree seedlings grown for 10 years

8.7 acres of U.S. forests in one year
CO2 emissions from:

827 gallons of gasoline consumed

8,039 Pounds of coal burned

17 barrels of oil consumed
Greenhouse gas emissions avoided by

2.6 Tons of waste recycled instead of landfilled

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1. Average residential utility consumption provide by Independent Statistics and Analysis US Energy Information Administration Link to https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=97&t=3

2. Environmental Projections provided by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, using “The Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator.” For methodologies of each calculation, visit EPA.GOV

Residential & Commercial Solar

Federal Incentives

Solar Energy Makes a Difference

Carbon sequestered by

CO2 emissions from:

Greenhouse gas emissions avoided by