The United States consumed over 1.8 quadrillion British thermal units of solar thermal and photovoltaic energy in 2022. This was the highest amount consumed yet and an increase of over 300 trillion British thermal units compared to the previous year.
Primary consumption of solar energy in the United States from 2006 to 2022 (in trillion British thermal units)
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EIA. (June 30, 2023). Primary consumption of solar energy in the United States from 2006 to 2022 (in trillion British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/197254/consumption-of-solar-thermal-and-pv-energy-in-the-us-since-2006/
EIA. "Primary consumption of solar energy in the United States from 2006 to 2022 (in trillion British thermal units)." Chart. June 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197254/consumption-of-solar-thermal-and-pv-energy-in-the-us-since-2006/
EIA. (2023). Primary consumption of solar energy in the United States from 2006 to 2022 (in trillion British thermal units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197254/consumption-of-solar-thermal-and-pv-energy-in-the-us-since-2006/
EIA. "Primary Consumption of Solar Energy in The United States from 2006 to 2022 (in Trillion British Thermal Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197254/consumption-of-solar-thermal-and-pv-energy-in-the-us-since-2006/
EIA, Primary consumption of solar energy in the United States from 2006 to 2022 (in trillion British thermal units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197254/consumption-of-solar-thermal-and-pv-energy-in-the-us-since-2006/ (last visited June 11, 2024)
Primary consumption of solar energy in the United States from 2006 to 2022 (in trillion British thermal units) [Graph], EIA, June 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/197254/consumption-of-solar-thermal-and-pv-energy-in-the-us-since-2006/