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Solar Power in Rhode Island
Net generation and share of the state power mix, 2025 — U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Solar generation (2025)
759 thousand MWh
Share of state power mix
7.92%
National rank (solar output)
#36
U.S. average share
6.68%
Solar share of Rhode Island's power mix over time
2001: — → 2025: 7.92%
Year by year
| Year | Solar (thousand MWh) | Share of state mix |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 759 | 7.92% |
| 2024 | 600 | 6.14% |
| 2023 | 423 | 4.06% |
| 2022 | 362 | 4.62% |
| 2021 | 284 | 3.05% |
| 2020 | 195 | 2.19% |
| 2019 | 55 | 0.72% |
| 2018 | 29 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | 14 | 0.18% |
| 2016 | 15 | 0.22% |
| 2015 | 14 | 0.21% |
| 2014 | 10 | 0.16% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0.03% |
| 2012 | — | — |
| 2011 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2009 | — | — |
| 2008 | — | — |
| 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.