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Solar Power in Tennessee
Net generation and share of the state power mix, 2025 — U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Solar generation (2025)
1,310 thousand MWh
Share of state power mix
1.75%
National rank (solar output)
#33
U.S. average share
6.68%
Solar share of Tennessee's power mix over time
2001: — → 2025: 1.75%
Year by year
| Year | Solar (thousand MWh) | Share of state mix |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,310 | 1.75% |
| 2024 | 1,104 | 1.45% |
| 2023 | 961 | 1.24% |
| 2022 | 677 | 0.87% |
| 2021 | 339 | 0.43% |
| 2020 | 325 | 0.4% |
| 2019 | 326 | 0.4% |
| 2018 | 168 | 0.21% |
| 2017 | 92 | 0.12% |
| 2016 | 79 | 0.1% |
| 2015 | 76 | 0.1% |
| 2014 | 27 | 0.03% |
| 2013 | 20 | 0.03% |
| 2012 | 12 | 0.02% |
| 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.