Solar (photovoltaic) panel prices vs. cumulative capacity
This data is expressed in US dollars per Watt, adjusted for inflation. Cumulative installed solar capacity is measured in megawatts. This represents the 'learning curve'for solar panels.
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- Access to electricity vs. GDP per capita
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- Annual change in nuclear energy generation
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- Annual change in primary energy consumption
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- Annual percentage change in coal energy consumption
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- By world region: Number of people without clean fuels for cooking
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- Changes in energy use vs. changes in GDP
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- Primary energy mix in the United Kingdom
- Production vs. consumption-based carbon intensity of energy
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- Renewable energy investment
- Share of direct primary energy consumption by source
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- Share of energy consumption by source
- Share of global primary energy consumption by source
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- Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita
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- Solar PV cumulative capacity
- The long-term energy transition in Europe
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- When will countries phase out coal power?
- Year-to-year change in primary energy consumption by source
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