This map outlines the total renewable electrical generation in gigawatt-hours (GWh) for all counties in California for 2019. Sources below 1 megawatt (MW) were not included in this map. Counties without a symbol had no utility-scale (commercial) renewable electric generation installed. The table depicts the amount of renewable energy production for each energy type for every county. Data obtained from Quarterly Fuel and Energy Reports (QFER) and the Wind Performance Reporting System (WPRS) databases.

In 2024, net solar power generation in the United States reached its highest point yet at 218.5 terawatt hours of solar thermal and photovoltaic (PV) power. Solar power generation has increased drastically over the past two decades, especially since 2011, when it hovered just below two terawatt hours. The U.S. solar industry In the United States, an exceptionally high number of solar-related jobs are based in California. With a boost from state legislation, California has long been a forerunner in solar technology. In the second quarter of 2024, it had a cumulative solar PV capacity of more than 48 gigawatts. Outside of California, Texas, Florida, and North Carolina were the states with the largest solar PV capacity. Clean energy in the U.S. In recent years, solar power generation has seen more rapid growth than wind power in the United States. However, among renewables used for electricity, wind has been a more common and substantial source for the past decade. Wind power surpassed conventional hydropower as the largest source of renewable electricity in 2019. While there are major environmental costs often associated with the construction and operation of large hydropower facilities, hydro remains a vital source of electricity generation for the United States.

Renewable energy is energy from wind, hydropower, sun, soil, outdoor air heat and biomass. This is energy from natural processes that are constantly replenished. In this table, the consumption of renewable energy is expressed in three ways: 1. Gross final consumption 2. Avoided consumption of fossil energy 3. Avoided emissions of carbon dioxide Figures are presented both in absolute terms and relative to total consumption or total emissions in the Netherlands . The gross final consumption of renewable energy as a percentage of the total gross final consumption is used as a target for European and national renewable energy policy. It has been agreed that the Dutch share of renewable energy, in terms of gross final consumption, must be equal to 14 percent in 2020. Avoiding the consumption of fossil energy and avoiding carbon dioxide emissions are important underlying objectives for stimulating the use of renewable energy. The figures are broken down by energy source/technique and by application (electricity, heat and transport). Data available from: 1990 Status of the figures: The figures in this table are final up to and including 2018 and further provisional for 2019. Since this table has been discontinued, the data will no longer be finalized. Changes as of December 2020: None, this table has been discontinued. When will there be new figures: No longer applicable. This table is followed by the table "Renewable energy; consumption by energy source, technology and application" and by the table "Avoided consumption of fossil energy and CO2 emissions". See section 3.

In 2023, the total new investment in renewable energy amounted to approximately *** billion U.S. dollars worldwide. This was an ***** percent increase from the previous year. China leads the way The amount of funding provided for clean energy worldwide has steadily increased over the last decade. In 2014, clean energy investments totaled *** billion U.S. dollars and increased to a peak of ***** billion U.S. dollars in 2023. The significant increase in investment funding indicates that the industry has matured greatly. Policy support for renewable sources, an accelerating industry, and the emergence of publicly listed companies that own renewable energy assets (also known as yieldcos) have driven the steady rise in clean energy investment. The country with the highest investment in renewable energy is China, with investments amounting to *** billion U.S. dollars in 2023. Investment is highest for both solar and wind There are many sources of renewable energy available these days, such as biomass and waste-to-energy, geothermal and marine. However, investment in solar and wind energy is by far the highest. Global investment in solar PV energy has soared during the last years, rising from *** billion U.S. dollars in 2019 to almost *** billion U.S. dollars in 2022.

This data book provides certain data behind figures and tables found in the NREL presentation, Status and Trends in the U.S. Voluntary Green Power Market (2019 Data). These data reflect estimates based on the best available data.

This graph illustrates global investment in marine energy technologies from 2004 through 2019. In 2019, the world invested around 200 million U.S. dollars in ocean energy technologies, down from 400 million U.S. dollars in 2014.

Investment into renewable energy technologies has grown significantly in the United States over the last decades. In 2023, investments reached 92.9 billion U.S. dollars, in comparison to 29.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2013. The United States’ renewable market has benefitted from green stimulus programs and uncertainties in renewable tax credits. The United States has also focused heavily on small-scale solar as well as utility-scale renewable technologies. Global renewable investments Investments in clean energy totaled 495 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. China, Europe, and the United States are the largest investors in clean energy worldwide. Solar and wind technologies are the most heavily invested in worldwide. Due to the decrease in the cost of wind and solar technologies, it has been possible to purchase equipment for lower prices.

Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) in Kosovo was reported at 26.1 % in 2019, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Kosovo - Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

IRENA Copyright Info: Material in this publication may be freely used, shared, copied, reproduced, printed and/or stored, provided that all such material is clearly attributed to IRENA and bears a notation that it is subject to copyright (© IRENA 2019). Material contained in this publication attributed to third parties may be subject to third-party copy-right and separate terms of use and restrictions, including restrictions in relation to any commercial use.This publication should be cited as: IRENA (2019), 'Renewable Energy Market Analysis: The GCC Region'. IRENA, Abu Dhabi.Installed Renewable Energy Capacity in GCC Counties, as of 2018 as reported by IRENA (2019): 'Renewable Energy Market Analysis, The GCC region' IRENA AbuDubaiNote: Oman's 7 MWth enhanced oil recovery plant is not included because this table addresses only electricity. Source: IRENA Renewable Energy Statistics; (REN21, MOFA and IRENA, 2013); (RCREEE, 2015b)

Utility Solar Generation and Capacity by Type and County Table: 2019

Vietnam renewable energy for 2021 was 41.17%, a 5.44% increase from 2020.

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<li>Vietnam renewable energy for 2020 was <strong>35.73%</strong>, a <strong>4.87% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>Vietnam renewable energy for 2019 was <strong>30.87%</strong>, a <strong>8.66% decline</strong> from 2018.</li>
<li>Vietnam renewable energy for 2018 was <strong>39.53%</strong>, a <strong>5.65% decline</strong> from 2017.</li>
</ul>Renewable electricity is the share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.

Global consumption of renewable energy has increased significantly over the last two decades. Consumption levels nearly reached ***** exajoules in 2023. This upward trend reflects the increasing adoption of clean energy technologies worldwide. However, despite its rapid growth, renewable energy consumption still remains far below that of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels still dominate energy landscape While renewable energy use has expanded, fossil fuels continue to dominate the global energy mix. Coal consumption reached *** exajoules in 2023, marking its highest level to date. Oil consumption also hit a record high in 2023, exceeding *** billion metric tons for the first time. Natural gas consumption has remained relatively stable in recent years, hovering around * trillion cubic m annually. These figures underscore the ongoing challenges in transitioning to a low-carbon energy system. Renewable energy investments The clean energy sector has experienced consistent growth over the past decade, with investments more than doubling from *** billion U.S. dollars in 2014 to *** billion U.S. dollars in 2023. China has emerged as the frontrunner in renewable energy investment, contributing *** billion U.S. dollars in 2023. This substantial funding has helped propel the renewable energy industry forward.

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Kuwait: Renewable power generation, billion kilowatthours: The latest value from 2019 is 0.1 billion kilowatthours, an increase from 0.09 billion kilowatthours in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 37.12 billion kilowatthours, based on data from 190 countries. Historically, the average for Kuwait from 1980 to 2019 is 0.01 billion kilowatthours. The minimum value, 0 billion kilowatthours, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0.1 billion kilowatthours was recorded in 2019.

India renewable energy for 2021 was 19.13%, a 0.62% decline from 2020.

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<li>India renewable energy for 2020 was <strong>19.76%</strong>, a <strong>2.93% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>India renewable energy for 2019 was <strong>16.83%</strong>, a <strong>1.82% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
<li>India renewable energy for 2018 was <strong>15.01%</strong>, a <strong>0.85% increase</strong> from 2017.</li>
</ul>Renewable electricity is the share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.

Geoscience Australia and Monash University have produced a series of renewable energy capacity factor maps of Australia. Solar photovoltaic, concentrated solar power, wind (150 metre hub height) and hybrid wind and solar capacity factor maps are included in this dataset. All maps are available for download in geotiff format. Solar Photovoltaic capacity factor map The minimum capacity factor is <10% and the maximum is 25%. The map is derived from Bureau of Meteorology (2020) data. The scientific colour map is sourced from Crameri (2018). Concentrated Solar Power capacity factor map The minimum capacity factor is 52% and the maximum is 62%. The map is derived from Bureau of Meteorology (2020) data. Minimum exposure cut-off values used are from International Renewable Energy Agency (2012) and Wang (2019). The scientific colour map is sourced from Crameri (2018). Wind (150 m hub height) capacity factor map The minimum capacity factor is <15% and the maximum is 42%. The map is derived from Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (2015) and DNV GL (2016) data. The scientific colour map is sourced from Crameri (2018). Hybrid Wind and Solar capacity factor maps Nine hybrid wind and solar maps are available, divided into 10% intervals of wind to solar ratio (eg. (wind 40% : solar 60%), (wind 50% : solar 50%), (wind 60% : solar 40%) etc.). The maps show the capacity factor available for electrolysis. Wind and solar plants might be oversized to increase the overall running time of the hydrogen plant allowing the investor to reduce electrolyser capital expenditures for the same amount of output. Calculations also include curtailment (or capping) of excess electricity when more electricity is generated than required to operate the electrolyser. The minimum and maximum capacity factors vary relative to a map’s specified wind to solar ratio. A wind to solar ratio of 50:50 produces the highest available capacity factor of 64%. The maps are derived from Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (2015), DNV GL (2016) and Bureau of Meteorology (2020) data. The scientific colour map is sourced from Crameri (2018). See the ‘Downloads' tab for the full list of references.
Disclaimer The capacity factor maps are derived from modelling output and not all locations are validated. Geoscience Australia does not guarantee the accuracy of the maps, data, and visualizations presented, and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. Capacity factor values shown in the maps should not be relied upon in an absolute sense when making a commercial decision. Rather they should be strictly interpreted as indicative. Users are urged to exercise caution when using the information and data contained. If you have found an error in this dataset, please let us know by contacting clientservices@ga.gov.au. This dataset is published with the permission of the CEO, Geoscience Australia.

This table contains figures on the supply and consumption of energy broken down by sector and by energy commodity. The energy supply is equal to the indigenous production of energy plus the receipts minus the deliveries of energy plus the stock changes. Consumption of energy is equal to the sum of own use, distribution losses, final energy consumption, non-energy use and the total net energy transformation. For each sector, the supply of energy is equal to the consumption of energy.

For some energy commodities, the total of the observed domestic deliveries is not exactly equal to the sum of the observed domestic receipts. For these energy commodities, a statistical difference arises that can not be attributed to a sector.

The breakdown into sectors follows mainly the classification as is customary in international energy statistics. This classification is based on functions of various sectors in the energy system and for several break downs on the international Standard Industrial Classification (SIC). There are two main sectors: the energy sector (companies with main activity indigenous production or transformation of energy) and energy consumers (other companies, vehicles and dwellings). In addition to a breakdown by sector, there is also a breakdown by energy commodity, such as coal, various petroleum products, natural gas, renewable energy, electricity and heat and other energy commodities like non renewable waste.

The definitions used in this table are exactly in line with the definitions in the Energy Balance table; supply, transformation and consumption. That table does not contain a breakdown by sector (excluding final energy consumption), but it does provide information about imports, exports and bunkering and also provides more detail about the energy commodities.

Data available: From: 1990.

Status of the figures: Figures up to and including 2022 are definite. Figures for 2023 and 2024 are revised provisional.

Changes as of June 2025: Figures for 2024 have been updated.

Changes as of March 17th 2025: For all reporting years the underlying code for 'Total crudes, fossil fraction' and 'Total kerosene, fossiel fraction' is adjusted. Figures have not been changed.

Changes as of November 15th 2024: The structure of the table has been adjusted. The adjustment concerns the division into sectors, with the aluminum industry now being distinguished separately within the non-ferrous metal sector. This table has also been revised for 2015 to 2021 as a result of new methods that have also been applied for 2022 and 2023. This concerns the following components: final energy consumption of LPG, distribution of final energy consumption of motor gasoline, sector classification of gas oil/diesel within the services and transfer of energy consumption of the nuclear industry from industry to the energy sector. The natural gas consumption of the wood and wood products industry has also been improved so that it is more comparable over time. This concerns changes of a maximum of a few PJ.

Changes as of June 7th 2024: Revised provisional figures of 2023 have been added.

Changes as of April 26th of 2024 The energy balance has been revised for 2015 and later on a limited number of points. The most important is the following: 1. For solid biomass and municipal waste, the most recent data have been included. Furthermore data were affected by integration with figures for a new, yet to be published StatLine table on the supply of solid biomass. As a result, there are some changes in receipts of energy, deliveries of energy and indigenous production of biomass of a maximum of a few PJ. 2. In the case of natural gas, an improvement has been made in the processing of data for stored LNG, which causes a shift between stock changes, receipts of energy and deliveries of energy of a maximum of a few PJ.

Changes as of March 25th of 2024: The energy balance has been revised and restructured. This concerns mainly the following: 1. Different way of dealing with biofuels that have been mixed with fossil fuels 2. A breakdown of the natural gas balance of agriculture into greenhouse horticulture and other agriculture. 3. Final consumption of electricity in services

1. Blended biofuels Previously, biofuels mixed with fossil fuels were counted as petroleum crude and products. In the new energy balance, blended biofuels count for renewable energy and petroleum crude and products and the underlying products (such as gasoline, diesel and kerosene) only count the fossil part of mixtures of fossil and biogenic fuels. To make this clear, the names of the energy commodities have been changed. The consequence of this adjustment is that part of the energy has been moved from petroleum to renewable. The energy balance remains the same for total energy commodities. The aim of this adjustment is to make the increasing role of blended biofuels in the Energy Balance visible and to better align with the Energy Balances published by Eurostat and the International Energy Agency. Within renewable energy, biomass, liquid biomass is now a separate energy commodity. This concerns both pure and blended biofuels.

2. Greenhouse horticulture separately The energy consumption of agriculture in the Netherlands largely takes place in greenhouse horticulture. There is therefore a lot of attention for this sector and the need for separate data on energy consumption in greenhouse horticulture. To meet this need, the agriculture sector has been divided into two subsectors: Greenhouse horticulture and other agriculture. For the time being, we only publish separate natural gas figures for greenhouse horticulture.

3. Higher final consumption of electricity in services in 2021 and 2022. The way in which electric road transport is treated has improved, resulting in an increase in the supply and final consumption of electricity in services by more than 2 PJ in 2021 and 2022. This also works through the supply of electricity in sector H (Transport and storage).

Changes as of November 14th 2023: Figures for 2021 and 2022 haven been adjusted. Figures for the Energy Balance for 2015 to 2020 have been revised regarding the following items: - For 2109 and 2020 final consumption of heat in agriculture is a few PJ lower and for services a few PJ higher. This is the result of improved interpretation of available data in supply of heat to agriculture. - During the production of geothermal heat by agriculture natural gas is produced as by-product. Now this is included in the energy balance. The amount increased from 0,2 PJ in 2015 to 0,7 PJ in 2020. - There are some improvements in the data for heat in industry with a magnitude of about 1 PJ or smaller. - There some other improvements, also about 1 PJ or smaller.

Changes as of June 15th 2023: Revised provisional figures of 2022 have been added.

Changes as of December 15th 2022: Figures for 1990 up to and including 2019 have been revised. The revision mainly concerns the consumption of gas- and diesel oil and energy commodities higher in the classification (total petroleum products, total crude and petroleum produtcs and total energy commodities). The revision is twofold: - New data for the consumption of diesel oil in mobile machine have been incorporated. Consequently, the final energy consumption of gas- and diesel oil in construction, services and agriculture increases. The biggest change is in construction (+10 PJ from 1990-2015, decreasing to 1 PJ in 2019. In agriculture the change is about 0.5-1.5 PJ from 2010 onwards and for services the change is between 0 and 3 PJ for the whole period. - The method for dealing with the statistical difference has been adapted. Earlier from 2013 onwards a difference of about 3 percent was assumed, matching old data (up to and including 2012) on final consumption of diesel for road transport based on the dedicated tax specifically for road that existed until 2012. In the new method the statistical difference is eliminated from 2015 onwards. Final consumption of road transport is calculated as the remainder of total supply to the market of diesel minus deliveries to users other than road transport. The first and second item affect both final consumption of road transport that decreases consequently about 5 percent from 2015 onwards. Before the adaption of the tax system for gas- and diesel oil in 2013 the statistical difference was positive (more supply than consumption). With the new data for mobile machines total consumption has been increased and the statistical difference has been reduced and is even negative for a few years.

Changes as of 1 March 2022: Figures for 1990 up to and including 2020 have been revised. The most important change is a different way of presenting own use of electricity of power-generating installations. Previously, this was regarded as electricity and CHP transformation input. From now on, this is seen as own use, as is customary in international energy statistics. As a result, the input and net energy transformation decrease and own use increases, on average about 15 PJ per year. Final consumers also have power generating installations. That's why final consumers now also have own use, previously this was not so. In the previous revision of 2021, the new sector blast furnaces was introduced for the years 2015 up to and including 2020, which describes the transformation of coke oven coke and coking coal into blast furnace gas that takes place in the production of pig iron from iron ore. This activity was previously part of the steel industry. With this revision, the change has been put back to 1990.

When will new figures be published? Revised provisional figures: June/July of the following year. Definite figures: December of the second following year.

Geoscience Australia and Monash University have produced a series of renewable energy capacity factor maps of Australia. Solar photovoltaic, concentrated solar power, wind (150 metre hub height) and hybrid wind and solar capacity factor maps are included in this dataset. All maps are available for download in geotiff format.

Solar Photovoltaic capacity factor map
The minimum capacity factor is <10% and the maximum is 25%. The map is derived from Bureau of Meteorology (2020) data. The scientific colour map is sourced from Crameri (2018).

Concentrated Solar Power capacity factor map
The minimum capacity factor is 52% and the maximum is 62%. The map is derived from Bureau of Meteorology (2020) data. Minimum exposure cut-off values used are from International Renewable Energy Agency (2012) and Wang (2019). The scientific colour map is sourced from Crameri (2018).

Wind (150 m hub height) capacity factor map
The minimum capacity factor is <15% and the maximum is 42%. The map is derived from Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (2015) and DNV GL (2016) data. The scientific colour map is sourced from Crameri (2018).

Hybrid Wind and Solar capacity factor maps
Nine hybrid wind and solar maps are available, divided into 10% intervals of wind to solar ratio (eg. (wind 40% : solar 60%), (wind 50% : solar 50%), (wind 60% : solar 40%) etc.). The maps show the capacity factor available for electrolysis. Wind and solar plants might be oversized to increase the overall running time of the hydrogen plant allowing the investor to reduce electrolyser capital expenditures for the same amount of output. Calculations also include curtailment (or capping) of excess electricity when more electricity is generated than required to operate the electrolyser. The minimum and maximum capacity factors vary relative to a map’s specified wind to solar ratio. A wind to solar ratio of 50:50 produces the highest available capacity factor of 64%. The maps are derived from Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (2015), DNV GL (2016) and Bureau of Meteorology (2020) data. The scientific colour map is sourced from Crameri (2018).

See the ‘Downloads' tab for the full list of references.

Disclaimer
The capacity factor maps are derived from modelling output and not all locations are validated. Geoscience Australia does not guarantee the accuracy of the maps, data, and visualizations presented, and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. Capacity factor values shown in the maps should not be relied upon in an absolute sense when making a commercial decision. Rather they should be strictly interpreted as indicative. Users are urged to exercise caution when using the information and data contained. If you have found an error in this dataset, please let us know by contacting clientservices@ga.gov.au.

This dataset is published with the permission of the CEO, Geoscience Australia.

In the United States, electricity derived from coal has decreased over the past two decades, with the annual output declining by almost 65 percent between 2010 and 2024. In contrast, there has been a rise in natural gas and renewable sources within the energy mix. How is electricity generated in the U.S.? Most electricity in the U.S. is generated from steam turbines, which can be powered by fossil and nuclear fuels, biomass, geothermal, and solar thermal energy. Other systems such as gas turbines, hydro turbines, wind turbines, and solar photovoltaics are also major generation technologies. Electric utilities in the U.S. generated more than 2,241 terawatt hours in 2024, accounting for just over half of the power output in the country that year. Growing renewable capacity Renewable sources have become more prominent in the U.S. over the past years, particularly wind, hydro, and solar energy. The former has overtaken conventional hydropower, becoming the leading renewable energy source in the U.S. since 2019. Wind and solar power have also accounted for the largest share of electricity capacity additions in the country in recent years.