This statistic provides the renewable energy subsidies in the United States in the fiscal year of 2016, with a breakdown by source. In FY 2016, energy subsidies from solar resources totaled 2.23 billion U.S. dollars.
Renewable electric subsidies in the U.S. in FY 2016, by source (in million U.S. dollars)*
* In 2016 U.S. dollars. Energy-specific tax expenditures associated with renewables were allocated based on preliminary generation data. No hydropower generation was assumed to be eligible for production tax credits (PTC). It was assumed all investment tax credits were claimed by solar power plants. Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and open-loop biomass generation estimates used.
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EIA. (April 24, 2018). Renewable electric subsidies in the U.S. in FY 2016, by source (in million U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/869927/us-energy-subsidies-by-sources/
EIA. "Renewable electric subsidies in the U.S. in FY 2016, by source (in million U.S. dollars)*." Chart. April 24, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869927/us-energy-subsidies-by-sources/
EIA. (2018). Renewable electric subsidies in the U.S. in FY 2016, by source (in million U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869927/us-energy-subsidies-by-sources/
EIA. "Renewable Electric Subsidies in The U.S. in Fy 2016, by Source (in Million U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869927/us-energy-subsidies-by-sources/
EIA, Renewable electric subsidies in the U.S. in FY 2016, by source (in million U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869927/us-energy-subsidies-by-sources/ (last visited May 22, 2022)
