{
 "title": "After the solar tax credit ended, leases took over",
 "compared": "January to August, 2025 vs 2026",
 "unit": "solar permits issued",
 "updated": "2026-09-25",
 "cities": [
  {
   "city": "New York",
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    "2025-01": 517,
    "2025-02": 467,
    "2025-03": 538,
    "2025-04": 604,
    "2025-05": 515,
    "2025-06": 549,
    "2025-07": 616,
    "2025-08": 624,
    "2025-09": 497,
    "2025-10": 760,
    "2025-11": 557,
    "2025-12": 516,
    "2026-01": 307,
    "2026-02": 223,
    "2026-03": 233,
    "2026-04": 271,
    "2026-05": 263,
    "2026-06": 336,
    "2026-07": 299,
    "2026-08": 288
   },
   "same_months_2025": 4430,
   "same_months_2026": 2220,
   "change": -0.499
  },
  {
   "city": "Philadelphia",
   "months": {
    "2025-01": 114,
    "2025-02": 115,
    "2025-03": 155,
    "2025-04": 143,
    "2025-05": 117,
    "2025-06": 92,
    "2025-07": 112,
    "2025-08": 90,
    "2025-09": 62,
    "2025-10": 91,
    "2025-11": 67,
    "2025-12": 44,
    "2026-01": 35,
    "2026-02": 21,
    "2026-03": 33,
    "2026-04": 25,
    "2026-05": 25,
    "2026-06": 55,
    "2026-07": 39,
    "2026-08": 44
   },
   "same_months_2025": 938,
   "same_months_2026": 277,
   "change": -0.705
  },
  {
   "city": "Austin",
   "months": {
    "2025-01": 66,
    "2025-02": 62,
    "2025-03": 40,
    "2025-04": 50,
    "2025-05": 60,
    "2025-06": 45,
    "2025-07": 84,
    "2025-08": 70,
    "2025-09": 94,
    "2025-10": 113,
    "2025-11": 87,
    "2025-12": 70,
    "2026-01": 31,
    "2026-02": 31,
    "2026-03": 25,
    "2026-04": 53,
    "2026-05": 32,
    "2026-06": 48,
    "2026-07": 49,
    "2026-08": 68
   },
   "same_months_2025": 477,
   "same_months_2026": 337,
   "change": -0.294
  },
  {
   "city": "Chicago",
   "months": {
    "2025-01": 115,
    "2025-02": 84,
    "2025-03": 144,
    "2025-04": 121,
    "2025-05": 152,
    "2025-06": 179,
    "2025-07": 197,
    "2025-08": 168,
    "2025-09": 213,
    "2025-10": 200,
    "2025-11": 188,
    "2025-12": 163,
    "2026-01": 80,
    "2026-02": 108,
    "2026-03": 111,
    "2026-04": 80,
    "2026-05": 124,
    "2026-06": 124,
    "2026-07": 216,
    "2026-08": 253
   },
   "same_months_2025": 1160,
   "same_months_2026": 1096,
   "change": -0.055
  }
 ],
 "lease_share": [
  {
   "city": "New York",
   "installer": "Sunrun",
   "share_2025": 0.185,
   "share_2026": 0.298,
   "permits_2026": 661
  },
  {
   "city": "Chicago",
   "installer": "Sunrun",
   "share_2025": 0.444,
   "share_2026": 0.568,
   "permits_2026": 622
  }
 ],
 "closed_companies": [
  {
   "city": "Philadelphia",
   "company": "PosiGen Provider LLC",
   "permits_2025": 584,
   "change_without_it": -0.218
  }
 ]
}