This statistic represents U.S. solar energy capacity from 2000 through 2018. In 2018, approximately 63.6 gigawatts of solar photovoltaic and concentrated solar power capacity were installed in the United States.
Cumulative U.S. solar energy capacity between 2000 and 2018 (in megawatts)
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US Department of Energy. (February 15, 2020). Cumulative U.S. solar energy capacity between 2000 and 2018 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183450/total-us-solar-energy-capacity-from-2000/
US Department of Energy. "Cumulative U.S. solar energy capacity between 2000 and 2018 (in megawatts)." Chart. February 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed October 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183450/total-us-solar-energy-capacity-from-2000/
US Department of Energy. (2020). Cumulative U.S. solar energy capacity between 2000 and 2018 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183450/total-us-solar-energy-capacity-from-2000/
US Department of Energy. "Cumulative U.S. Solar Energy Capacity between 2000 and 2018 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183450/total-us-solar-energy-capacity-from-2000/
US Department of Energy, Cumulative U.S. solar energy capacity between 2000 and 2018 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183450/total-us-solar-energy-capacity-from-2000/ (last visited October 01, 2023)
Cumulative U.S. solar energy capacity between 2000 and 2018 (in megawatts) [Graph], US Department of Energy, February 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/183450/total-us-solar-energy-capacity-from-2000/