The average capacity factor of utility-scale solar photovoltaics worldwide was approximately 14 percent at the beginning of the 2010s, and has increased by 2019, reaching an average capacity factor around 18 percent.
Average capacity factor for utility-scale solar PV systems worldwide from 2010 to 2019
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IRENA. (June 4, 2020). Average capacity factor for utility-scale solar PV systems worldwide from 2010 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/799330/global-solar-pv-installation-cost-per-kilowatt/
IRENA. "Average capacity factor for utility-scale solar PV systems worldwide from 2010 to 2019." Chart. June 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/799330/global-solar-pv-installation-cost-per-kilowatt/
IRENA. (2020). Average capacity factor for utility-scale solar PV systems worldwide from 2010 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/799330/global-solar-pv-installation-cost-per-kilowatt/
IRENA. "Average Capacity Factor for Utility-scale Solar Pv Systems Worldwide from 2010 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/799330/global-solar-pv-installation-cost-per-kilowatt/
IRENA, Average capacity factor for utility-scale solar PV systems worldwide from 2010 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/799330/global-solar-pv-installation-cost-per-kilowatt/ (last visited July 06, 2020)
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