Graph of the Day: Top solar countries vs Top solar states

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Our friends at CleanTechnica have published their latest installment in a series on global solar rankings with the two charts below, comparing top solar countries and US states, both in terms of total solar capacity per capita, and new solar capacity per capita.

CleanTechnica’s Zachary Shahan says he put the graphs together using data from GTM Research and SEIA; the EPIA; the United States Census Bureau through Wikipedia; Internet World Stats (IWS); the International Monetary Fund (IMF); and USgovernmentrevenue.com. Here are the rankings…

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Sophie Vorrath

Sophie is editor of Renew Economy and editor of its sister site, One Step Off The Grid . She is the co-host of the Solar Insiders Podcast. Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade.

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