The Human Impacts Database

A collection of useful numbers for quantifying the impacts of the human presence on Earth.

This quantity comes from a time series measurement and the most recent value (2019) is reported.


Value:		6.5 × 10¹⁸ J / yr see this value in other units This is equivalent to... 2.1 × 10¹¹ W ≈ 0.21 TW
HuID:		58303
Relevant Year(s):		2019
Summary:		This value represents total energy derived from solar power each year. Solar electricity generation includes solar photovoltaic and solar thermal generation, and distributed solar generation where available. This is presented in 'input-equivalent' units, meaning the energy that would have been required to produce a given amount of power if the input were a fossil fuel. This is calculated by multiplying the power produced by a conversion factor representative of the efficiency of power production by fossil fuels. BP states that in 2017, this factor was about 40%. Value comes from the U.S. Energy Information Agency.
Method:		The EIA collects data from individual countries. No assessment of uncertainty is given.
Source:		U.S. Energy Information Administration Electricity. (2020)
Dataset:		Energy generated from solar (EIA_SolarGeneration_2022_totals.csv) global resolution regional resolution
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Original Data License:		CC0
Added By:		rbanks