{
  "reviewedAt": "2026-10-25",
  "costs": {
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.energysage.com/local-data/solar-panel-cost/",
    "locator": "State cost table, Average cost per watt ($/W), before incentives",
    "period": "EnergySage state marketplace table retrieved October 25, 2026",
    "nextReviewAt": "2026-11-25",
    "unit": "USD/W DC before incentives",
    "transformation": "State marketplace average USD/W × 0.8 and × 1.2, rounded to cents/W. This ±20% author scenario is not an observed quote distribution or confidence interval. Solar-only cash planning; excludes incentives, financing, batteries and roof work.",
    "values": {
      "california": 2.52,
      "texas": 2.25,
      "florida": 2.12,
      "arizona": 2.26,
      "nevada": 2.36,
      "new-york": 2.77,
      "new-jersey": 2.59,
      "massachusetts": 2.9,
      "north-carolina": 2.45,
      "colorado": 2.63,
      "illinois": 2.94,
      "pennsylvania": 2.59
    },
    "observedAt": "2026-10-25",
    "publicationNote": "The page displays Updated Jun 30, 2026. Individual quote collection dates are not provided in this table. Retrieval date is not installation date."
  }
}