U.S. capacity of renewable energy build 2009-2019

Published by Lucía Fernández, Feb 8, 2023
The statistic shows the renewable and total electricity net summer capacity in the U.S. between 2009 and 2019. In 2019, the figure for renewable energy capacity installed stood at about 20.2 gigawatts.

Installed renewable energy capacity additions in the United States from 2009 to 2019 (in gigawatts)

CharacteristicCapacity in gigawatts
2019* 20.2
2018 17.9
2017 19
2016 22.9
2015 16.4
2014 12.7
2013 8.9
2012 18.4
2011 9.6
2010 6
2009 11.1
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February 2020

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Survey time period

2009 to 2019

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