Using artificial intelligence to track solar power

What they did: Cape Analytics analyzed visual data on tens of millions of homes in major metro areas nationwide by working with partners like the location data company Nearmap. That enabled a fine-grain analysis of residential solar power at a neighborhood level. Why it matters: The firm intends its localized data to help policymakers better understand where solar power is being adopted and why -- and help homeowners understand if they can get state-specific incentives for going solar. What they found: Every "super solar" neighborhood in the U.S. -- those with over 500 homes and solar systems -- is in California, except for one in Saint Petersburg, Florida, which is 13.2% solar. The big picture: Cape Analytics examined the entire U.S., Farzaneh tells Axios.