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.
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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 June 28, 2025, from 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/
