In 2023, the new solar photovoltaic capacity installations in the United States reached approximately **** gigawatts. That year, solar had the largest share of new electricity-generating capacity in the country.
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SEIA. (March 5, 2024). Annual new installations of solar energy capacity in the United States from 2005 to 2023 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264048/annual-installed-solar-photovoltaics-capacity-in-the-united-states/
SEIA. "Annual new installations of solar energy capacity in the United States from 2005 to 2023 (in megawatts)." Chart. March 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264048/annual-installed-solar-photovoltaics-capacity-in-the-united-states/
SEIA. (2024). Annual new installations of solar energy capacity in the United States from 2005 to 2023 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264048/annual-installed-solar-photovoltaics-capacity-in-the-united-states/
SEIA. "Annual New Installations of Solar Energy Capacity in The United States from 2005 to 2023 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264048/annual-installed-solar-photovoltaics-capacity-in-the-united-states/
SEIA, Annual new installations of solar energy capacity in the United States from 2005 to 2023 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264048/annual-installed-solar-photovoltaics-capacity-in-the-united-states/ (last visited July 22, 2025)
Annual new installations of solar energy capacity in the United States from 2005 to 2023 (in megawatts) [Graph], SEIA, March 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264048/annual-installed-solar-photovoltaics-capacity-in-the-united-states/
