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Renewables: solar power generation in the U.S. 2000-2017
Renewables: solar power generation in the U.S. 2000-2017
Solar power net generation in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in million kilowatt hours)*
This statistic represents the net generation of solar electricity in the United States between 2000 and 2017. In 2017, around 53 billion kilowatt hours of solar thermal and photovoltaic (PV) power were generated in the United States.
Solar power net generation in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in million kilowatt hours)*
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| Year | Net generation in million kilowatt hours |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 52,958 |
| 2016 | 36,054 |
| 2015 | 24,893 |
| 2014 | 17,691 |
| 2013 | 9,036 |
| 2012 | 4,327 |
| 2011 | 1,818 |
| 2010 | 1,212 |
| 2009 | 891 |
| 2008 | 864 |
| 2007 | 612 |
| 2006 | 508 |
| 2005 | 550 |
| 2004 | 575 |
| 2003 | 534 |
| 2002 | 555 |
| 2001 | 543 |
| 2000 | 493 |
| Year | Net generation in million kilowatt hours |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 52,958 |
| 2016 | 36,054 |
| 2015 | 24,893 |
| 2014 | 17,691 |
| 2013 | 9,036 |
| 2012 | 4,327 |
| 2011 | 1,818 |
| 2010 | 1,212 |
| 2009 | 891 |
| 2008 | 864 |
| 2007 | 612 |
| 2006 | 508 |
| 2005 | 550 |
| 2004 | 575 |
| 2003 | 534 |
| 2002 | 555 |
| 2001 | 543 |
| 2000 | 493 |
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This statistic represents the net generation of solar electricity in the United States between 2000 and 2017. In 2017, around 53 billion kilowatt hours of solar thermal and photovoltaic (PV) power were generated in the United States.
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- 2000 to 2017
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- * Solar thermal and photovoltaic (PV) energy.
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