U.S. residential solar has continued to soar, growing nearly 30 percent year-on-year and reaching a record-breaking 4.2 gigawatts (GW) of new installations by the end of 2021, according to Wood Mackenzie. The year, however, was not without challenges. Installers faced volatile supply chains, rising system prices and Omicron-fueled labor shortages. The impacts of these constraints dispersed unevenly depending on the company and region of operation.
Wood Mackenzie reports that Freedom Forever, a California-based solar installer, secured 3.9 percent of the U.S. residential solar market share last year, overtaking Tesla in the top three spot for the first time. Tesla has become increasingly dependent on subcontractors for solar installations as the company shifts its business model more toward that of a full-suite technology supplier.
For the fifth consecutive year, Sunrun ranked as the number one top residential installer, with 13 percent of the total market. Titan Solar
