According the market forecast report of the ground PV installation in North American, provided by Transparency Market Research, the report shows that the installation of North American have been 913MW in 2011, and which will grow to be 4068MW at Compound annual growth rate of 34.8% by 2016.

The PV Market grows healthily in North American with the strong needs of customer and the government’s supports. Furthermore, there are other market factors which consist of the carbon emission, the greenhouse gas, and the rising awareness of looking for new energy, using PV technology and so on. The PV power generation technology is forecast to be one of the key to alternative energy. With the progress of science and technology in the energy field, the efficiency  of installation and the function will be improved, which will bring about the further economic growth.

The requirements of ground PV installation in American have extended to several states outside of California, but it has a large risk of policy that Ontario accounts for 99% market. By 2012, The United States will account for 82% , California will account for 20%,  Ontario will account for 18%, and New Jersey will account for12% in North American’s market.

(from Solarbe)