Featured in The Quality Issue – 04-2019

Supersized solar in the Midwest

Long seen as a slow region for solar deployment, the U.S. Midwest has seen an explosion of project development in recent years. And while there is still a lot of speculation and uncertainty, one way or another this region is going to see major development.

By

Christian Roselund

02 Apr 2019

The Great Plains states have some of the highest levels of renewables on their grid of any U.S. state, thanks largely to wind projects. These projects have led to the construction of grid infrastructure, which can also benefit solar. | Image: Payton Chung

The Midwest isn’t the first region many people think of when it comes to solar in the United States. Though it is home to large, open spaces, farms, former industrial cities and famously friendly people, there is only around 2.3 GW (DC) of solar deployed across 12 states in the Midwest; or less than 4% …

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