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Report Summary

  • 28

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    49% of other websites

  • 91

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 78% of websites

  • 83

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    57% of websites

  • 93

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    84% of websites

solarstates.org

Solar Jobs Census - Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)

Page Load Speed

5.3 sec in total

First Response

218 ms

Resources Loaded

2.4 sec

Page Rendered

2.6 sec

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About Website

Visit solarstates.org now to see the best up-to-date Solar States content and also check out these interesting facts you probably never knew about solarstates.org

IREC's annual Solar Jobs Census is the authoritative account on solar jobs and the state of the solar workforce.

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Key Findings

We analyzed Solarstates.org page load time and found that the first response time was 218 ms and then it took 5.1 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 70% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

solarstates.org performance score

28

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value2.6 s

63/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value48.2 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value31.8 s

0/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value1,160 ms

22/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.028

100/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value49.6 s

0/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

218 ms

gtm.js

861 ms

siteground-optimizer-combined-css-5767e4b724ec23d607f96be94d47087b.css

151 ms

jquery.min.js

521 ms

jquery.tools.min.js

519 ms

Our browser made a total of 64 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 0% of them (0 request) were addressed to the original Solarstates.org, 3% (2 requests) were made to Google-analytics.com and 2% (1 request) were made to Googletagmanager.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (1 sec) relates to the external source Irecusa.org.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 3.6 MB (23%)

Content Size

15.5 MB

After Optimization

11.9 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Solarstates.org main page is 15.5 MB. This result falls beyond the top 1M of websites and identifies a large and not optimized web page that may take ages to load. Only a small number of websites need less resources to load. Images take 15.1 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-74%

Potential reduce by 152.7 kB

  • Original 205.6 kB
  • After minification 198.1 kB
  • After compression 52.9 kB

HTML content can be minified and compressed by a website’s server. The most efficient way is to compress content using GZIP which reduces data amount travelling through the network between server and browser. HTML code on this page is well minified. It is highly recommended that content of this web page should be compressed using GZIP, as it can save up to 152.7 kB or 74% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-22%

Potential reduce by 3.4 MB

  • Original 15.1 MB
  • After minification 11.7 MB

Image size optimization can help to speed up a website loading time. The chart above shows the difference between the size before and after optimization. Obviously, Solar States needs image optimization as it can save up to 3.4 MB or 22% of the original volume. The most popular and efficient tools for JPEG and PNG image optimization are Jpegoptim and PNG Crush.

JavaScript Optimization

-12%

Potential reduce by 12.7 kB

  • Original 102.4 kB
  • After minification 102.4 kB
  • After compression 89.7 kB

It’s better to minify JavaScript in order to improve website performance. The diagram shows the current total size of all JavaScript files against the prospective JavaScript size after its minification and compression. It is highly recommended that all JavaScript files should be compressed and minified as it can save up to 12.7 kB or 12% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-28%

Potential reduce by 22.7 kB

  • Original 82.4 kB
  • After minification 82.4 kB
  • After compression 59.7 kB

CSS files minification is very important to reduce a web page rendering time. The faster CSS files can load, the earlier a page can be rendered. Solarstates.org needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 22.7 kB or 28% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 22 (37%)

Requests Now

60

After Optimization

38

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 60 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Solar States. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 23 to 1 for JavaScripts and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

218 ms

gtm.js

gtm.js

861 ms

siteground-optimizer-combined-css-5767e4b724ec23d607f96be94d47087b.css

siteground-optimizer-combined-css-5767e4b724ec23d607f96be94d47087b.css

151 ms

jquery.min.js

jquery.min.js

521 ms

jquery.tools.min.js

jquery.tools.min.js

519 ms

cookie-law-info-public.js

cookie-law-info-public.js

657 ms

frontend.js

frontend.js

518 ms

jquery.json.min.js

jquery.json.min.js

499 ms

gravityforms.min.js

gravityforms.min.js

517 ms

email-decode.min.js

email-decode.min.js

509 ms

core.min.js

core.min.js

865 ms

tooltip.min.js

tooltip.min.js

867 ms

app.min.js

app.min.js

891 ms

regenerator-runtime.min.js

regenerator-runtime.min.js

864 ms

wp-polyfill.min.js

wp-polyfill.min.js

841 ms

dom-ready.min.js

dom-ready.min.js

842 ms

hooks.min.js

hooks.min.js

882 ms

i18n.min.js

i18n.min.js

883 ms

a11y.min.js

a11y.min.js

885 ms

placeholders.jquery.min.js

placeholders.jquery.min.js

886 ms

map-interact.js

map-interact.js

841 ms

wp-emoji-release.min.js

wp-emoji-release.min.js

809 ms

pptm.js

pptm.js

722 ms

search.svg

search.svg

636 ms

chevron-down.svg

chevron-down.svg

599 ms

regulatory-icon.svg

regulatory-icon.svg

632 ms

in-the-community-icon.svg

in-the-community-icon.svg

657 ms

building-the-workforce-icon.svg

building-the-workforce-icon.svg

600 ms

2021-Annual-Report-Twitter-Post-640x360.png

2021-Annual-Report-Twitter-Post-640x360.png

684 ms

menu-icon.svg

menu-icon.svg

686 ms

Screen-Shot-2021-06-25-at-16.52.58-495x640.png

Screen-Shot-2021-06-25-at-16.52.58-495x640.png

703 ms

SOLV-Energy_Muscle-Shoals-aerial_crop-scaled.jpg

SOLV-Energy_Muscle-Shoals-aerial_crop-scaled.jpg

707 ms

Solar-Jobs-Census-Social-Graphic-1-1024x576.png

Solar-Jobs-Census-Social-Graphic-1-1024x576.png

808 ms

green-lighter-pattern.svg

green-lighter-pattern.svg

742 ms

Sunrun_20_Install_Installers-for-Grid-Services-with-low-cost-solar.jpg

Sunrun_20_Install_Installers-for-Grid-Services-with-low-cost-solar.jpg

703 ms

AuroraLogo.png

AuroraLogo.png

720 ms

Energeia-Work-Square-Logo-Blue.jpg

Energeia-Work-Square-Logo-Blue.jpg

813 ms

NYSEIA_Logo_new-1024x453.jpg

NYSEIA_Logo_new-1024x453.jpg

813 ms

Renewables-Forward-Logo.png

Renewables-Forward-Logo.png

815 ms

logo-seia.png

logo-seia.png

814 ms

SOLV_Energy_Standard_RGB-1024x317.png

SOLV_Energy_Standard_RGB-1024x317.png

826 ms

Sunrun-logo-1024x245.png

Sunrun-logo-1024x245.png

832 ms

Solar-Power-World-Logo.jpg

Solar-Power-World-Logo.jpg

826 ms

shutterstock_1816515458-1024x540.jpg

shutterstock_1816515458-1024x540.jpg

793 ms

white-arrow.svg

white-arrow.svg

795 ms

Solar-Jobs-Census-2020-400x400.png

Solar-Jobs-Census-2020-400x400.png

856 ms

Solar-Jobs-Census-2019-1.png

Solar-Jobs-Census-2019-1.png

827 ms

Solar-Jobs-Census-2018.png

Solar-Jobs-Census-2018.png

870 ms

Solar-Jobs-Census-2017.png

Solar-Jobs-Census-2017.png

1049 ms

Solar-Jobs-Census-2016.png

Solar-Jobs-Census-2016.png

897 ms

Solar-Jobs-Census-2015.png

Solar-Jobs-Census-2015.png

830 ms

Solar-Jobs-Census-2014.png

Solar-Jobs-Census-2014.png

878 ms

Solar-Jobs-Census-2013.png

Solar-Jobs-Census-2013.png

1021 ms

Solar-Jobs-Census-2012.png

Solar-Jobs-Census-2012.png

1018 ms

Solar-Jobs-Census-2011.png

Solar-Jobs-Census-2011.png

1020 ms

Solar-Jobs-Census-2010.png

Solar-Jobs-Census-2010.png

1022 ms

arrow-white.svg

arrow-white.svg

989 ms

ProximaNova-Bold.otf

ProximaNova-Bold.otf

599 ms

ProximaNova-Regular.otf

ProximaNova-Regular.otf

600 ms

ProximaNova-Semibold.otf

ProximaNova-Semibold.otf

505 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

221 ms

5.1.0

5.1.0

254 ms

collect

collect

19 ms

sprites.svg

sprites.svg

125 ms

Accessibility Review

solarstates.org accessibility score

91

Accessibility Issues

Contrast

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Impact

Issue

High

Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio.

Navigation

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Impact

Issue

High

Heading elements are not in a sequentially-descending order

High

Some elements have a [tabindex] value greater than 0

Names and labels

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

Links do not have a discernible name

Tables and lists

These are opportunities to improve the experience of reading tabular or list data using assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

List items (<li>) are not contained within <ul> or <ol> parent elements.

Best Practices

solarstates.org best practices score

83

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

SEO Factors

solarstates.org SEO score

93

Search Engine Optimization Advices

Crawling and Indexing

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

Impact

Issue

High

Links are not crawlable

Mobile Friendly

Make sure your pages are mobile friendly so users don’t have to pinch or zoom in order to read the content pages. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/search/mobile-sites/).

Impact

Issue

High

Document uses legible font sizes

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    EN

  • Encoding

    UTF-8

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Solarstates.org can be misinterpreted by Google and other search engines. Our service has detected that English is used on the page, and it matches the claimed language. Our system also found out that Solarstates.org main page’s claimed encoding is utf-8. Use of this encoding format is the best practice as the main page visitors from all over the world won’t have any issues with symbol transcription.

Social Sharing Optimization

solarstates.org

Open Graph data is detected on the main page of Solar States. This is the best way to make the web page social media friendly. Here is how it looks like on Facebook: