Solar PV - Statistics & Facts
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Solar photovoltaic industry - Important statistics
- 1. Overview
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Solar PV - new installed capacity worldwide 2000-2017Global new installed solar PV capacity from 2000 to 2017 (in megawatts)
- World's largest solar PV power plants worldwide 2017
Largest solar photovoltaic power plants worldwide as of June 2017, by capacity (in megawatts)
- Solar PV capacity - new installations worldwide by country 2017
Percentage of new installed solar PV capacity worldwide in 2017, by country
- Global cumulative solar PV capacity by select country 2017
Cumulative solar photovoltaic capacity globally as of 2017, by select country (in gigawatts)
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Cumulative share of solar PV installations worldwide by region 2017Distribution of cumulative solar photovoltaic installations globally as of 2017, by region*
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Countries with the highest share of solar consumption 2017Leading countries based on global share of solar energy consumption in 2017*
- 2. The global solar PV market
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Renewable energy - investment in solar energy technologies 2004-2017Global investment in solar energy technologies from 2004 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Global module manufacturing production 2000-2017
Annual solar module production globally from 2000 to 2017 (in megawatts)
- Solar PV module manufacturers - market share based on revenue 2017
Global market share of solar module manufacturers based on revenue in 2017*
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The world's biggest solar module manufacturers: production 2017Leading solar module manufacturers worldwide in 2017, based on production (in megawatts)*
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Solar industry - revenue of major firms 2016Major solar companies in FY 2016, based on revenue (in million U.S. dollars)
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Global solar PV policy drivers share 2015Distribution of main policy drivers for solar photovoltaics worldwide in 2015
- 3. The U.S. solar PV industry
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U.S. renewable energy: cumulative solar PV capacity through 2017Cumulative solar PV capacity in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in megawatts)*
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U.S. solar PV annual installed capacity 2005-2017Annual installed solar photovoltaic capacity in the U.S. from 2005 to 2017 (in megawatts)
- Renewables: solar power generation in the U.S. 2000-2017
Solar power net generation in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in million kilowatt hours)*
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U.S. wind and solar power generation: increase 2000-2016Increase in wind and solar power generation in the United States from 2000 to 2016
- Leading solar states: solar electric capacity added in 2016
Leading solar states in the U.S. based on solar electric capacity installed in 2016 (in megawatts)
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Solar capacity of U.S. utilities 2017Leading utilities for solar energy based on annual capacity in the United States in 2017 (in megawatts)
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Projected number of U.S. solar energy related jobs 2010-2018Solar energy related jobs in the United States from 2010 to 2018
- U.S. quarterly prices of photovoltaic modules 2014-2018
Quarterly solar photovoltaic module prices in the U.S. from Q1 2014 to Q3 2018 (in U.S. dollars per watt)
- 4. Outlook
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New installations of solar PV capacity - forecast 2013-2022Forecast new worldwide installations of solar PV capacity from 2013 to 2022 (in gigawatts)*
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U.S. electric capacity from solar PV 2016-2050Solar PV net summer capacity from in the U.S. electric power sector from 2016 with projections to 2050 (in gigawatts)*
- U.S. electric sector's solar PV consumption projected 2016-2050
Projection of the electric power sector's solar photovoltaic consumption in the U.S. from 2016 to 2050 (in quadrillion British thermal units)*
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U.S. electric sector generation of solar PV energy projected 2016-2050Projection of the electric power sector's energy generation from solar photovoltaics in the U.S. from 2016 to 2050 (in billion kilowatt hours)
Solar photovoltaic industry - Important statistics
1. Overview
- Solar PV - new installed capacity worldwide 2000-2017
- World's largest solar PV power plants worldwide 2017
- Solar PV capacity - new installations worldwide by country 2017
- Global cumulative solar PV capacity by select country 2017
- Cumulative share of solar PV installations worldwide by region 2017
- Countries with the highest share of solar consumption 2017
2. The global solar PV market
- Renewable energy - investment in solar energy technologies 2004-2017
- Global module manufacturing production 2000-2017
- Solar PV module manufacturers - market share based on revenue 2017
- The world's biggest solar module manufacturers: production 2017
- Solar industry - revenue of major firms 2016
- Global solar PV policy drivers share 2015
3. The U.S. solar PV industry
- U.S. renewable energy: cumulative solar PV capacity through 2017
- U.S. solar PV annual installed capacity 2005-2017
- Renewables: solar power generation in the U.S. 2000-2017
- U.S. wind and solar power generation: increase 2000-2016
- Leading solar states: solar electric capacity added in 2016
- Solar capacity of U.S. utilities 2017
- Projected number of U.S. solar energy related jobs 2010-2018
- U.S. quarterly prices of photovoltaic modules 2014-2018
4. Outlook
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