根据solarbuzz关于美国市场的2009年报告显示，尽管美国国内的经济环境依然严峻，美国的太阳能市场在2009年依然增长了36%。但是该增长依然不如2008年的62%势头猛烈。在全球的范围内美国目前是排名第三的光伏市场，仅次于德国和意大利。
“2009年这一年对于美国光伏市场是变革的一年”，solarbuzz总裁格瑞.史蒂文注解到，“改变存在于电厂，新的市场进入者，亚洲来的低成本PV组件和新流行的直销市场。”
改变的结果就是，太阳能公司要想在美国做生意需要极快速的适应挑战的能力，并且能够频繁的适应琐碎的刺激政策和规章环境。
22.07.2010: Despite a challenging domestic economic environment, the US solar market grew 36% in 2009, according to the United States PV Market 2010 from Solarbuzz(R), part of the NPD Group. This growth was, however, not nearly as strong as the region’s 62% growth in 2008. On a global scale, the country was ranked the third largest solar photovoltaic market, behind Germany and Italy. “2009 marked a year of transformation for the US solar market,” noted Craig Stevens, President of Solarbuzz. “Changes in the roles of utility companies, new market entrants, lower cost PV modules from Asia and new direct-to-market approaches became more prevalent.
As a result, solar companies doing business in the States will need to adapt quickly to these challenges while also being responsive to frequent adjustments in the fragmented incentive and regulatory environment.” …
