Our Solar Value Index is an indicator of the annual economic value of solar power. It's computed by multiplying the average utility rate in a state with the annual expected solar production from an average-sized (5 kW) residential solar photovoltaic system. The table below includes the top 100 biggest U.S. cities by population. Learn more.

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Where do you get your information?

Average utility rates in each state are published by the Energy Information Administration on a monthly basis. However, due to seasonal effects and other factors, month-to-month rates can change significantly. In order to account for this natural variation, we take a rolling-average of 12 months and use this figure as the average utility rate. The population data is provided by the United States Census Bureau (2014 figures).