In 2022, California ranked first in the United States in terms of newly installed solar PV capacity. That year, 4,098 additional megawatts of solar capacity were installed in the Golden state. Texas ranked second, with additions of 3,074 megawatts of solar PV capacity.
Leading states based on new solar PV capacity installed in the United States in 2022 (in megawatts)
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NREL. (April 27, 2023). Leading states based on new solar PV capacity installed in the United States in 2022 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/195600/us-grid-connected-pv-cumulative-installed-capacity-by-state/
NREL. "Leading states based on new solar PV capacity installed in the United States in 2022 (in megawatts)." Chart. April 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195600/us-grid-connected-pv-cumulative-installed-capacity-by-state/
NREL. (2023). Leading states based on new solar PV capacity installed in the United States in 2022 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195600/us-grid-connected-pv-cumulative-installed-capacity-by-state/
NREL. "Leading States Based on New Solar Pv Capacity Installed in The United States in 2022 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195600/us-grid-connected-pv-cumulative-installed-capacity-by-state/
NREL, Leading states based on new solar PV capacity installed in the United States in 2022 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195600/us-grid-connected-pv-cumulative-installed-capacity-by-state/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
Leading states based on new solar PV capacity installed in the United States in 2022 (in megawatts) [Graph], NREL, April 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/195600/us-grid-connected-pv-cumulative-installed-capacity-by-state/