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US Electricity Generation vs US Solar Energy Consumption
US Electricity Generation and US Solar Energy Consumption correlate at r = +0.52 over 41 years (1985–2025), p = 4.6e-4. With the time trend removed, r = -0.40. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is 0.52, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes -0.40. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- +0.52
- p-value
- 4.6e-4
- Years compared (n)
- 41 (1985–2025)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.26 to 0.72
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.40
Sources
- US Electricity Generation (TWh): Our World in Data. US Electricity Generation (Our World in Data: Total electricity).
- US Solar Energy Consumption (TWh): Our World in Data. US Solar Energy Consumption (Our World in Data: Solar).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.