Solar Energy Statistics 2017

The renewable energy statistics 2017 yearbook shows data sets on renewable power generation capacity for 2007 2016 renewable power generation for 2007 2015 and renewable energy balances for about 100 countries and areas for 2014 and 2015.

Solar energy statistics 2017. 44 solar energy statistics that reveal just how quickly solar is growing and what kind of impact it s having on the american environment and economy. According to solar energy industries association and gtm research s q3 2017 solar market insight report the cost of a solar cell now is 0 21 per watt. In december 2016 the cost of building and installing new solar electricity generation dropped to 1 65 per watt narrowly beating out its renewable counterpart wind 1 66 watt and its fossil fuel. Solar energy is the technology used to harness the sun s energy and make it useable.

Solar energy australia statistics the clean energy regulator released their report on solar power uptake in australia in 2017. Solar the average construction cost for solar photovoltaic generators is higher than wind and natural gas generators on a dollar per kilowatt basis although the gap is narrowing as the cost of solar falls rapidly. Read on to learn about some solar energy facts that may surprise you. In 2019 the solar industry generated 18 7 billion of investment in the american economy.

In 2017 solar pv represents around 2 1 of the global electricity demand and 4 in europe. The fundamental solar energy stats as of the end of 2018 the u s. Solar system 52 500 solar energy. In 2017 1 3 of all energy in the united states was produced with solar energy us energy information administration.

Solar as an economic engine. Solar energy statistics data average solar panel size needed to power the average home 600 sq. Average cost of installing a 600 sq. As of fall 2019 nearly 250 000 americans work in solar more than double the number in 2012 at more than 10 000 companies in every u s.

Had 64 2 gw of installed solar enough to power 12 3 million american homes. An entire assembled module is 0 39 per. As of 2011 the technology produced less than one tenth of one percent of global energy demand. A record 3 5m solar panels were installed on rooftops last year with their combined output of 1057mw around the same as a mid sized coal fired power station.