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The third quarter of 2020 proved to be the greatest first quarter for U.S. solar PV installations. Some 3.8 gigawatts of solar capacity were added to the network. The United States is the second Capacity additions of solar photovoltaic units in the United States from Q3 2017 to Q3 2020 (in megawatts)
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SEIA. (December 15, 2020). Capacity additions of solar photovoltaic units in the United States from Q3 2017 to Q3 2020 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/498577/solar-pv-installed-capacity-in-the-us-by-quarter/
SEIA. "Capacity additions of solar photovoltaic units in the United States from Q3 2017 to Q3 2020 (in megawatts)." Chart. December 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/498577/solar-pv-installed-capacity-in-the-us-by-quarter/
SEIA. (2020). Capacity additions of solar photovoltaic units in the United States from Q3 2017 to Q3 2020 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/498577/solar-pv-installed-capacity-in-the-us-by-quarter/
SEIA. "Capacity Additions of Solar Photovoltaic Units in The United States from Q3 2017 to Q3 2020 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/498577/solar-pv-installed-capacity-in-the-us-by-quarter/
SEIA, Capacity additions of solar photovoltaic units in the United States from Q3 2017 to Q3 2020 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/498577/solar-pv-installed-capacity-in-the-us-by-quarter/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Capacity additions of solar photovoltaic units in the United States from Q3 2017 to Q3 2020 (in megawatts) [Graph], SEIA, December 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/498577/solar-pv-installed-capacity-in-the-us-by-quarter/