In 2050, energy generation from solar PV for the electric power sector in the United States is projected to reach 926.3 billion kilowatt hours. This figure represents a significant increase from the 103 billion kilowatt hours generated by this source in 2021.
Projection of the electric power sector's energy generation from solar photovoltaics in the U.S. from 2021 to 2050
(in billion kilowatt hours)
Figures do not include off-grid photovoltaics. The approach used to develop the estimate, based on shipment data, provides an upper estimate of the size of the PV stock, including both grid-based and off-grid PV. It will overestimate the size of the stock, because shipments include a substantial number of units that are exported, and each year some of the PV units installed earlier will be retired from service or abandoned.
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EIA. (March 3, 2022). Projection of the electric power sector's energy generation from solar photovoltaics in the U.S. from 2021 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/570258/electric-sector-generation-from-solar-photovoltaics-in-the-us-projection/
EIA. "Projection of the electric power sector's energy generation from solar photovoltaics in the U.S. from 2021 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours)." Chart. March 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/570258/electric-sector-generation-from-solar-photovoltaics-in-the-us-projection/
EIA. (2022). Projection of the electric power sector's energy generation from solar photovoltaics in the U.S. from 2021 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/570258/electric-sector-generation-from-solar-photovoltaics-in-the-us-projection/
EIA. "Projection of The Electric Power Sector's Energy Generation from Solar Photovoltaics in The U.S. from 2021 to 2050 (in Billion Kilowatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/570258/electric-sector-generation-from-solar-photovoltaics-in-the-us-projection/
EIA, Projection of the electric power sector's energy generation from solar photovoltaics in the U.S. from 2021 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/570258/electric-sector-generation-from-solar-photovoltaics-in-the-us-projection/ (last visited May 20, 2022)
