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Solar Power in Wisconsin
Net generation and share of the state power mix, 2025 — U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Solar generation (2025)
4,029 thousand MWh
Share of state power mix
6.04%
National rank (solar output)
#17
U.S. average share
6.68%
Solar share of Wisconsin's power mix over time
2001: — → 2025: 6.04%
Year by year
| Year | Solar (thousand MWh) | Share of state mix |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,029 | 6.04% |
| 2024 | 2,880 | 4.41% |
| 2023 | 1,277 | 2.04% |
| 2022 | 805 | 1.31% |
| 2021 | 367 | 0.57% |
| 2020 | 93 | 0.15% |
| 2019 | 38 | 0.06% |
| 2018 | 40 | 0.06% |
| 2017 | 21 | 0.03% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0% |
| 2013 | — | — |
| 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.