Home / Indicators / Utility-scale solar capacity vs Electricity demand growth in United States Utility-scale solar capacity vs Electricity demand growth in United States Utility-scale solar capacity and Electricity demand growth in United States, compared over time.
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Utility-scale solar capacity
Unit: GW · 2 observations
Line chart Utility-scale solar capacity Utility-scale solar capacity. 2 observations from 2010 to 2015, ranging from 1 GW to 13.7 GW. Latest value 13.7 GW (2015).
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Utility-scale solar capacity Utility-scale solar capacity. 2 observations from 2010 to 2015, ranging from 1 GW to 13.7 GW. Latest value 13.7 GW (2015).
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Utility-scale solar capacity Utility-scale solar capacity. 2 observations from 2010 to 2015, ranging from 1 GW to 13.7 GW. Latest value 13.7 GW (2015).
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View the underlying data Electricity demand growth
Unit: % · 3 observations
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Electricity demand growth Electricity demand growth. 3 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 2.1% to 2.3%, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 2.2% (2026).
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2.1%
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Electricity demand growth Electricity demand growth. 3 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 2.1% to 2.3%, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 2.2% (2026).
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2.1%
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Electricity demand growth Electricity demand growth. 3 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 2.1% to 2.3%, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 2.2% (2026).
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2.1%
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View the underlying data Provenance
Where these numbers come from Total cumulative maximum electrical output capacity of operating utility-scale solar installations.
2 observations in United States · source
organisations: EIA
Year-on-year percentage change in total electricity demand.
3 observations in United States · source
organisations: IEA
Data published under CC BY 4.0 .
Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON