Between 2010 and 2021, the average capacity factor for utility-scale solar PV systems worldwide presented a mostly upward trend. In the latter year, the average capacity factor for utility-scale solar PV systems stood at 17.2 percent.
Average capacity factor for utility-scale solar PV systems worldwide from 2010 to 2021
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IRENA. (July 29, 2022). Average capacity factor for utility-scale solar PV systems worldwide from 2010 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 27, 2023, 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 2021." Chart. July 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/799330/global-solar-pv-installation-cost-per-kilowatt/
IRENA. (2022). Average capacity factor for utility-scale solar PV systems worldwide from 2010 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 27, 2023. 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 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jul 2022, 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 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/799330/global-solar-pv-installation-cost-per-kilowatt/ (last visited September 27, 2023)
Average capacity factor for utility-scale solar PV systems worldwide from 2010 to 2021 [Graph], IRENA, July 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/799330/global-solar-pv-installation-cost-per-kilowatt/