United States Solar Electricity Generation by Year 2010-2025

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United States Solar Electricity Generation by Year 2010-2025
Electricity generated from solar power in the United States each year since 2010, in terawatt-hours, as published by Ember. Each bar is one calendar year.
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US solar generation grew from 1.21 TWh in 2010 to 389 TWh in 2025, a rise of more than 320 times and the steepest sustained curve of any American generation source. There is no down year in the series. The additions keep getting larger: 85 TWh was added in 2025 alone, compared with 10 TWh in 2015 and under 3 TWh in 2012. Solar passed 100 TWh in 2019 and has more than tripled in the six years since.

Source:  Ember - Yearly Electricity Data

Key Findings

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2025 leads with 389 in 2010-2025.
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Average value in 2010-2025: 116  ·  median: 85.
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Gap in 2010-2025: 2025 is 324× larger than 2010.

United States Solar Electricity Generation by Year 2010-2025

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points
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16 categories  ·  1 year
Top Value
388.80
2025
Solar Electricity Generation (TWh) · 2010-2025
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Solar Electricity Generation (TWh)
Period
2010-2025
Single year snapshot

Rankings & Full Data

16 records · Solar Electricity Generation (TWh) · ranked by 2010-2025

✓ 16 sourced
# Category 2010-2025 Source
🥇 2025 388.80
🥈 2024 303.80
🥉 2023 238.90
4 2022 205.10
5 2021 164.40
6 2020 130.70
7 2019 106.90
8 2018 93.40
9 2017 77.30
10 2016 54.90
11 2015 39
12 2014 28.90
13 2013 9
14 2012 4.30
15 2011 1.80
16 2010 1.20

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

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