This statistic represents the leading U.S. states based on cumulative installed utility solar capacity in the United States in 2016. During this year, utility solar capacity installed reached over 10 gigawatts ac in California.
Leading states based on utility solar capacity installed in the U.S. in 2016 (in megawatts ac)
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SEPA. (July 31, 2017). Leading states based on utility solar capacity installed in the U.S. in 2016 (in megawatts ac) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/739473/us-states-ranked-by-utility-solar-capacity-cumulative/
SEPA. "Leading states based on utility solar capacity installed in the U.S. in 2016 (in megawatts ac)." Chart. July 31, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/739473/us-states-ranked-by-utility-solar-capacity-cumulative/
SEPA. (2017). Leading states based on utility solar capacity installed in the U.S. in 2016 (in megawatts ac). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/739473/us-states-ranked-by-utility-solar-capacity-cumulative/
SEPA. "Leading States Based on Utility Solar Capacity Installed in The U.S. in 2016 (in Megawatts Ac)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/739473/us-states-ranked-by-utility-solar-capacity-cumulative/
SEPA, Leading states based on utility solar capacity installed in the U.S. in 2016 (in megawatts ac) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/739473/us-states-ranked-by-utility-solar-capacity-cumulative/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Leading states based on utility solar capacity installed in the U.S. in 2016 (in megawatts ac) [Graph], SEPA, July 31, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/739473/us-states-ranked-by-utility-solar-capacity-cumulative/