This statistic shows the share of utility-scale solar electricity generation as a percentage of total net generation in the United States in 2018, by top states. That year, about 19 percent of California's electricity generation came from solar power resources.
Solar energy as a percentage of net electricity generation in the United States in 2018, by select state*
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* Smaller utilities report information on a yearly basis, and therefore, a certain amount of solar data has not yet been reported. “Net Generation” includes DPV generation. Net generation does not take into account imports and exports to and from each state and therefore the percentage of solar consumed in each state may vary from its percentage of net generation.
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NREL. (June 14, 2019). Solar energy as a percentage of net electricity generation in the United States in 2018, by select state* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/523179/us-utility-scale-solar-electricity-generation-as-a-percentage-of-total/
NREL. "Solar energy as a percentage of net electricity generation in the United States in 2018, by select state*." Chart. June 14, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/523179/us-utility-scale-solar-electricity-generation-as-a-percentage-of-total/
NREL. (2019). Solar energy as a percentage of net electricity generation in the United States in 2018, by select state*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/523179/us-utility-scale-solar-electricity-generation-as-a-percentage-of-total/
NREL. "Solar Energy as a Percentage of Net Electricity Generation in The United States in 2018, by Select State*." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/523179/us-utility-scale-solar-electricity-generation-as-a-percentage-of-total/
NREL, Solar energy as a percentage of net electricity generation in the United States in 2018, by select state* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/523179/us-utility-scale-solar-electricity-generation-as-a-percentage-of-total/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Solar energy as a percentage of net electricity generation in the United States in 2018, by select state* [Graph], NREL, June 14, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/523179/us-utility-scale-solar-electricity-generation-as-a-percentage-of-total/
