Solar photovoltaic industry in the U.S. - statistics & facts

Global cumulative installed solar PV capacity 2000-2022

Cumulative installed solar PV capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in megawatts)

Global cumulative solar PV capacity 2022, by select country

Cumulative solar photovoltaic capacity globally as of 2022, by select country (in gigawatts)

Solar PV - new installed capacity worldwide 2000-2022

Global new installed solar PV capacity from 2000 to 2022 (in megawatts)

Global solar PV capacity installations 2022

Leading countries based on new solar photovoltaic capacity additions in 2022 (in gigawatts)

Global share of solar consumption 2022, by country

Leading countries by solar energy consumption worldwide in 2022

Cumulative solar energy capacity in the United States 2012-2022

Cumulative solar energy capacity in the United States from 2012 to 2022 (in megawatts)

Solar power capacity additions in the U.S. 2005-2022

Annual new installations of solar energy capacity in the United States from 2005 to 2022 (in megawatts)

Solar power capacity additions share in the United States 2010-2022

Annual share of solar over total power capacity additions in the United States from 2010 to 2022

Cumulative solar PV capacity in the U.S. 2022, by leading state

Leading states based on cumulative solar photovoltaic capacity in the United States as of 2022 (in megawatts)

U.S. solar electric capacity added 2022, by select state

Leading states based on new solar PV capacity installed in the United States in 2022 (in megawatts)

Solar PV capacity installed in the U.S. 2023, by sector

Cumulative solar photovoltaic capacity in the United States as of June 2023, by sector (in megawatts direct current)

Largest solar photovoltaic farms in the U.S. 2023, by capacity

Capacity of the largest solar photovoltaic power plants in the United States as of June 2023 (in megawatts)

Solar power generation in the U.S. 2000-2022

Solar power net generation in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in gigawatt hours)

Share of solar electricity production in the U.S. 2010-2022

Share of electricity generation from solar energy in the United States from 2010 to 2022

Solar energy penetration share in the U.S. in 2022, by state

Share of solar in electricity generation in the United States in 2022, by select state

Cumulative installed capacity of U.S. solar power contractors 2022

Leading solar contractors in the U.S. based on cumulative installed capacity as of 2022 (in megawatts)

U.S. solar power contractor capacity additions 2022

Leading solar contractors in the U.S. based on capacity additions in 2022 (in megawatts)

U.S. utility solar power developers based on cumulative installed capacity 2022

Cumulative capacity of leading utility solar developers in the U.S. as of 2022 (in megawatts)

Leading utility solar power developers in the U.S. 2022, by capacity additions

Leading utility solar power developers in the United States in 2022, by capacity added (in megawatts)

First Solar's net sales FY 2007-2022

Net sales of First Solar, Inc. from financial year 2007 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)

SunPower's revenue FY 2010-2022

Revenue of SunPower Corporation from financial year 2010 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)

NextEra Energy's revenue FY 2006-2022

Operating revenue of NextEra Energy from financial year 2006 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Number of solar energy related jobs in the U.S. 2010-2022

Number of employees in the solar energy sector in the United States from 2010 to 2022

Leading U.S. states by solar jobs 2022

Number of solar-related jobs in the United States in 2022, by select state

U.S. solar manufacturing employment 2010-2022

Employment in the solar manufacturing industry in the U.S. from 2010 to 2022

U.S. solar sales and distribution employment 2010-2022

Wholesale trade and distribution employment in the solar industry in the U.S. from 2010 to 2022

Solar manufacturing pipeline in the U.S. 2023, by stage and component

Solar supply chain manufacturing capacity in the United States as of March 2023, by status and component (in megawatts)

Prospective manufacturing capacity of solar modules in the U.S. 2022-2026

Solar module manufacturing capacity in the United States in 2022, with a forecast from 2023 to 2026 (in gigawatts)

Prospective manufacturing capacity of solar cells in the U.S. 2024-2026

Forecast solar cell manufacturing capacity in the United States in from 2024 until 2026 (in gigawatts)

Global new solar PV capacity forecast by select country 2023-2027

Projected new installations of solar PV capacity worldwide between 2023 and 2027, by select country (in gigawatts)

U.S. electric capacity from solar PV 2022-2050

Projected solar photovoltaic net summer capacity from in the U.S. electric power sector from 2022 to 2050 (in gigawatts)

U.S. electric sector generation of solar PV energy projected 2022-2050

Projection of the electric power sector's energy generation from solar photovoltaics in the U.S. from 2022 to 2050 (in terawatt hours)

U.S. electric sector's solar PV consumption projected 2022-2050

Projection of the electric power sector's solar photovoltaic consumption* in the U.S. from 2022 to 2050 (in quadrillion British thermal units)