First year in which the U.S. gets ≥5% of its energy from solar
2
150Ṁ50
2028
10%
2025
51%
2026
10%
2027
10%
2028
10%
2029
10%
Other

Resolves to the first year where the chart in this page indicates that share of US energy consumption by source for solar is at or above 5%. Note that this has only updated after some months into the following year, so it may take time to resolve.

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