Solar 101
Installed Solar Capacity (MWdc)
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Massive Growth Since 2000 Sets
the Stage for the Solar+ Decade
Cumulative U.S. Solar Installations
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SEIA/Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables U.S. Solar Market Insight 2021 Year in Review
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Solar has experienced an
average annual growth rate of
33% in the last 10 years
Strong federal policies like the
solar Investment Tax Credit,
rapidly declining costs, and
increasing demand across the
private and public sector for
clean electricity has sped solar
deployment
There are now more than 121
gigawatts (GW) of solar
capacity installed nationwide,
enough to power 23.3 million
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