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| State | Cash purchase $/watt | Cash purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $2.69 | $13,450 |
| Alaska | $2.84 | $14,200 |
| Arizona | $2.73 | $13,650 |
| Arkansas | $2.78 | $13,900 |
| California | $2.78 | $13,900 |
| Colorado | $2.73 | $13,650 |
| Connecticut | $2.84 | $14,200 |
| District of Columbia | $2.78 | $13,900 |
| Delaware | $2.78 | $13,900 |
| Florida | $2.70 | $13,500 |
| Georgia | $2.78 | $13,900 |
| Hawaii | $2.78 | $13,900 |
| Idaho | $2.78 | $13,900 |
| Illinois | $2.78 | $13,900 |
| Indiana | $2.73 | $13,650 |
| Iowa | $2.62 | $13,100 |
| Kansas | $2.73 | $13,650 |
| Kentucky | $2.73 | $13,650 |
| Louisiana | $2.78 | $13,900 |
| Maine | $2.62 | $13,100 |
| Maryland | $2.62 | $13,100 |
| Massachusetts | $2.82 | $14,100 |
| Michigan | $2.62 | $13,100 |
| Minnesota | $2.68 | $13,400 |
| Mississippi | $2.73 | $13,650 |
| Missouri | $2.62 | $13,100 |
| Montana | $2.62 | $13,100 |
| Nebraska | $2.62 | $13,100 |
| Nevada | $2.82 | $14,100 |
| New Hampshire | $2.73 | $13,650 |
| New Jersey | $2.82 | $14,100 |
| New Mexico | $2.82 | $14,100 |
| New York | $2.82 | $14,100 |
| North Carolina | $2.62 | $13,100 |
| North Dakota | $2.56 | $12,800 |
| Ohio | $2.73 | $13,650 |
| Oklahoma | $2.62 | $13,100 |
| Oregon | $3.78 | $18,900 |
| Pennsylvania | $2.62 | $13,100 |
| Puerto Rico | $2.73 | $13,650 |
| Rhode Island | $2.83 | $14,150 |
| South Carolina | $2.82 | $14,100 |
| South Dakota | $2.56 | $12,800 |
| Tennessee | $2.68 | $13,400 |
| Texas | $2.58 | $12,900 |
| Utah | $2.73 | $13,650 |
| Vermont | $2.62 | $13,100 |
| Virginia | $2.62 | $13,100 |
| Washington | $2.62 | $13,100 |
| West Virginia | $2.56 | $12,800 |
| Wisconsin | $2.70 | $13,500 |
| Wyoming | $2.56 | $12,800 |
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