In 2019, the energy source with the highest nameplate capacity additions in the United States was solar energy, at 10.7 gigawatts. Wind and gas followed, with 9.1 and 8.4 gigawatts of nameplate capacity additions.
Energy nameplate capacity additions in the U.S. in 2019, by fuel
(in gigawatts)
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US Department of Energy. (August 20, 2020). Energy nameplate capacity additions in the U.S. in 2019, by fuel (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217797/us-nameplate-capacity-additions-by-fuel/
US Department of Energy. "Energy nameplate capacity additions in the U.S. in 2019, by fuel (in gigawatts)." Chart. August 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217797/us-nameplate-capacity-additions-by-fuel/
US Department of Energy. (2020). Energy nameplate capacity additions in the U.S. in 2019, by fuel (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217797/us-nameplate-capacity-additions-by-fuel/
US Department of Energy. "Energy Nameplate Capacity Additions in The U.S. in 2019, by Fuel (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217797/us-nameplate-capacity-additions-by-fuel/
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Energy nameplate capacity additions in the U.S. in 2019, by fuel (in gigawatts) [Graph], US Department of Energy, August 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217797/us-nameplate-capacity-additions-by-fuel/
