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Solar Power in North Carolina
Net generation and share of the state power mix, 2025 — U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Solar generation (2025)
12,752 thousand MWh
Share of state power mix
9.42%
National rank (solar output)
#6
U.S. average share
6.68%
Solar share of North Carolina's power mix over time
2001: — → 2025: 9.42%
Year by year
| Year | Solar (thousand MWh) | Share of state mix |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12,752 | 9.42% |
| 2024 | 11,844 | 8.78% |
| 2023 | 11,459 | 9.05% |
| 2022 | 11,264 | 8.39% |
| 2021 | 10,123 | 7.79% |
| 2020 | 8,274 | 6.65% |
| 2019 | 7,451 | 5.68% |
| 2018 | 6,110 | 4.55% |
| 2017 | 5,114 | 3.98% |
| 2016 | 3,421 | 2.62% |
| 2015 | 1,374 | 1.07% |
| 2014 | 729 | 0.57% |
| 2013 | 345 | 0.27% |
| 2012 | 139 | 0.12% |
| 2011 | 17 | 0.01% |
| 2010 | 11 | 0.01% |
| 2009 | 5 | 0% |
| 2008 | 2 | 0% |
| 2007 | — | — |
| 2006 | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, electric power operational data (net generation by state and energy source). "Share of state mix" is this fuel's net generation as a percentage of all in-state net generation.