This statistic shows the share of utility-scale solar electricity generation as a percentage of total net generation in the United States in 2018, by top states. That year, about 19 percent of California's electricity generation came from solar power resources.
Solar energy as a percentage of net electricity generation in the United States in 2018, by select state*
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NREL. (June 14, 2019). Solar energy as a percentage of net electricity generation in the United States in 2018, by select state* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/523179/us-utility-scale-solar-electricity-generation-as-a-percentage-of-total/
NREL. "Solar energy as a percentage of net electricity generation in the United States in 2018, by select state*." Chart. June 14, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/523179/us-utility-scale-solar-electricity-generation-as-a-percentage-of-total/
NREL. (2019). Solar energy as a percentage of net electricity generation in the United States in 2018, by select state*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/523179/us-utility-scale-solar-electricity-generation-as-a-percentage-of-total/
NREL. "Solar Energy as a Percentage of Net Electricity Generation in The United States in 2018, by Select State*." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/523179/us-utility-scale-solar-electricity-generation-as-a-percentage-of-total/
NREL, Solar energy as a percentage of net electricity generation in the United States in 2018, by select state* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/523179/us-utility-scale-solar-electricity-generation-as-a-percentage-of-total/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Solar energy as a percentage of net electricity generation in the United States in 2018, by select state* [Graph], NREL, June 14, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/523179/us-utility-scale-solar-electricity-generation-as-a-percentage-of-total/