Oklahoma City has enough solar-viable rooftops to generate an estimated 7.2 million MWh of solar electricity annually. Oklahoma City residents consume 3.7 million MWh of power each year (source: SLED). If all of the viable rooftops went solar, it would be enough to meet more than 100% of the city’s residential power requirements. Maxing out the rooftop solar power potential could lead to the creation of new jobs. It would also reduce city-wide greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to taking 1,000,000 cars off the road over the life of the solar installations, which is typically 20 years or more.
Estimated rooftop solar potential of Oklahoma City, OK
Last updated: {{ $ctrl.details.getDateUpdatedMillis() | date:'MM/yyyy' }}Based on 94% data coverage over buildings in this geographic area. All estimates are based on buildings viable for solar panels. Included panels receive at least 75% of the maximum annual sun in the county. For Oklahoma City, the average value of the threshold is 1,155 kWh/kW. Read about Project Sunroof’s methodology for defining solar viability below.
Oklahoma City, OK
Estimated solar installation potential
Overall
Total estimated size and solar electricity production of viable roofs for Oklahoma City, OK
Total installation size (MW DC)
Total yearly energy generation potential (MWh AC)
Per roof
Median estimated system size and solar electricity production per viable roof for Oklahoma City, OK
Rooftop solar capacity distribution (number of roofs, < 50kW)
Rooftop solar capacity distribution (number of roofs, > 50kW)
Potential impact
If all the viable solar installations were implemented, the amount of avoided CO2 emissions from the electricity sector in Oklahoma City would be:
Solar incentives
Estimate methodology
This tool estimates the technical solar potential of all buildings in a region. Technical potential includes electricity generated by the rooftop area suitable for solar panels assuming economics and grid integration are not a constraint. There are many definitions of technical potential, and other definitions may affect results by 25% or more. Based on Project Sunroof’s definition of technical potential, installations meet the following criteria:
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