Solar power in Washington, D.C.

As of 2023, Washington, D.C. has 237 MW of installed solar power.^[1] The District of Columbia has a renewable portfolio standard of 100% renewable energy by 2032, with a carve-out for 10% of local solar power by 2041.^[2]

The District's largest solar system is a 7.5 MW project at Catholic University of America.^[3] Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling has a 7 MW installation.^[1]

Every two years a Solar Decathlon is held on the National Mall. Contestants are challenged to build an energy efficient building that is capable of generating all of the energy used. In 2013 the Solar Decathlon was held outside Washington, D.C. for the first time, and was located in Orange County.^[4]

There are 219 community solar facilities as of the end of 2021.^[2]