Home / Compare / Utility-scale solar capacity vs Renewable share of electricity generation in United States Utility-scale solar capacity vs Renewable share of electricity generation in United States In 2015, utility-scale solar capacity in United States was 13.7 GW; renewable share of electricity generation was 13.6%.
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from 2010 to 2015
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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 Renewable share of electricity generation
Unit: % · 6 observations
Line chart Renewable share of electricity generation Renewable share of electricity generation. 6 observations from 2010 to 2015, ranging from 10.3% to 13.6%. Latest value 13.6% (2015).
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Renewable share of electricity generation Renewable share of electricity generation. 6 observations from 2010 to 2015, ranging from 10.3% to 13.6%. Latest value 13.6% (2015).
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Renewable share of electricity generation Renewable share of electricity generation. 6 observations from 2010 to 2015, ranging from 10.3% to 13.6%. Latest value 13.6% (2015).
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Provenance
Where these numbers come from Total cumulative maximum electrical output capacity of operating utility-scale solar installations.
2 observations charted in United States
· source organisations: EIA
Renewable sources' share of total electricity generation.
6 observations charted in United States (of 26 annual records)
· source organisations: Ember
Data published under CC BY 4.0 .
Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON