The statistic shows the net generation of solar electricity at electricity generators and electric utilities in the United States between 2000 and 2015. In 2015, electricity generators and electric utilities generated around 1,400 megawatt hours of solar photovoltaic electricity.
Solar electricity generation by electricity generators and electric utilities in the U.S. from 2000 to 2015 (in 1,000 megawatt hours)*
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EIA. (November 21, 2016). Solar electricity generation by electricity generators and electric utilities in the U.S. from 2000 to 2015 (in 1,000 megawatt hours)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185110/solar-electricity-generation-at-utilities-in-the-us-since-2000/
EIA. "Solar electricity generation by electricity generators and electric utilities in the U.S. from 2000 to 2015 (in 1,000 megawatt hours)*." Chart. November 21, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185110/solar-electricity-generation-at-utilities-in-the-us-since-2000/
EIA. (2016). Solar electricity generation by electricity generators and electric utilities in the U.S. from 2000 to 2015 (in 1,000 megawatt hours)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185110/solar-electricity-generation-at-utilities-in-the-us-since-2000/
EIA. "Solar Electricity Generation by Electricity Generators and Electric Utilities in The U.S. from 2000 to 2015 (in 1,000 Megawatt Hours)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185110/solar-electricity-generation-at-utilities-in-the-us-since-2000/
EIA, Solar electricity generation by electricity generators and electric utilities in the U.S. from 2000 to 2015 (in 1,000 megawatt hours)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185110/solar-electricity-generation-at-utilities-in-the-us-since-2000/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Solar electricity generation by electricity generators and electric utilities in the U.S. from 2000 to 2015 (in 1,000 megawatt hours)* [Graph], EIA, November 21, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185110/solar-electricity-generation-at-utilities-in-the-us-since-2000/