Influence of local environmental, social, economic and political variables on the spatial distribution of residential solar PV arrays across the United States

► I look at the effect of environmental, socio-economic and political factors on residential solar PV adoption. ► Over and underperforming areas respective to residential solar PV adoption in the United States were identified. ► GIS was used to evaluate predicted and observed residential solar PV shares by ZIP Code. ► Cost of electricity and financial incentives are positively correlated with solar PV adoption.