Solar electricity generation in North Carolina
Solar electricity generation in North Carolina was 13.76 TWh in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is up 7.9% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 51 states in 2025.
Solar electricity generation in North Carolina, 2014 to 2025
All 12 values
| Period | TWh |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.76 Provisional |
| 2024 | 12.75 |
| 2023 | 12.22 |
| 2022 | 11.86 |
| 2021 | 10.58 |
| 2020 | 8.63 |
| 2019 | 7.72 |
| 2018 | 6.32 |
| 2017 | 5.3 |
| 2016 | 3.59 |
| 2015 | 1.46 |
| 2014 | 0.8 |
Compared with United States
| Place | 2025 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 13.76 |
| United States | 388.82 |
Rankings
Definition
Net electricity generated from solar energy in the year, in terawatt hours: utility-scale photovoltaic and solar thermal plants of 1 megawatt or more, plus the U.S. Energy Information Administration's estimate of small-scale photovoltaic systems such as rooftop panels.
United States and its states only, from 2014, the first year of EIA's small-scale estimates. The state total in electricity generation leaves small-scale solar out, so solar divided by that total overstates its share.
How to cite
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Electricity data browser: net generation, all solar (utility-scale and estimated small-scale), all sectors, annual (EIA-923 and EIA-861M). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.Use this data in your AI agent
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What is the solar electricity generation in North Carolina?
Solar electricity generation in North Carolina was 13.76 TWh in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is up 7.9% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 51 states in 2025.
Where does this figure come from?
U.S. Energy Information Administration. Electricity data browser: net generation, all solar (utility-scale and estimated small-scale), all sectors, annual (EIA-923 and EIA-861M). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.
What was the highest solar electricity generation in North Carolina?
13.76 TWh in 2025, the highest value since 2014 in this series.