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California solar electricity share
Social Capital's line chart drew 4.4K views on X: 1.1x its typical post and #35 of 41 Social Capital charts we track by views. Read Oct 14, 2026.
In May 2026, solar power generated over 50% of California's electricity for the first time.
Why it spread
The post spread because it paired a striking first time claim about solar power with a polished, self explaining line chart, earning 23 likes against the account's typical 7, which is 3.3 times normal, plus 4,266 views and 2 saves.
What worked
- The chart is a line type that clearly shows California solar share of electricity rising over time, which makes the trend easy to grasp at a glance.
- The design polish is medium and the self labelling is medium, so the chart explains itself without needing extra text.
- The post text states a concrete milestone, over 50 percent of California's electricity from solar in May 2026, which gives the chart a clear news hook.
What to borrow
We could use the same line chart form and first time framing with our own data by picking a single clear milestone over time and letting the chart carry the trend with medium polish and self labelling.
Careful
Do not over read the low reposts, quotes, saves, or the bottom quarter source reach and quote rate, and do not assume the 3.3 times normal likes will repeat without the same milestone and polished self explaining chart.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Social Capital.
Make it yours
Your numbers, in this line chart.
Starts from the real numbers of "Share of California's electricity generated from solar power" by Social Capital. Replace every number with yours before you post. Make one like this, step by step
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On the Max plan you can pull this chart's numbers with the provenance of each one, as JSON or CSV, with its redraw spec, or call it from an agent over MCP. Chart id 89e5c53d037e.
| Path | Returns | Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/v1/charts/89e5c53d037e | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/89e5c53d037e/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/89e5c53d037e/render?view=1 | The draw-only view this page uses | Open |
| POST | /mcp | Tool get_chart_data with this id, for Claude, Cursor and other agents | Max |
curl -s https://viral-chart.com/api/v1/charts/89e5c53d037e/data \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VIRALCHART_KEY"claude mcp add --transport http viralchart https://viral-chart.com/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $VIRALCHART_KEY"60 requests a minute per key; over that you get 429 with Retry-After. Up to 5 keys per account, made on your account page and shown once. Without Max, the data route answers 402 with a link to the plans. The numbers describe a chart its publisher owns, and every file carries a license note.
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How far did Social Capital's "California solar electricity share" chart travel?
4,354 views, 23 likes, 0 reposts and 2 saves on X, read Oct 14, 2026. A normal post from @socialcapital gets about 4.1K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A line chart. California solar share of electricity rises over time.
Can I use Social Capital's chart?
Use the format, not the picture. The chart, logo and design belong to Social Capital. ViralChart redraws the chart type with your numbers and words, and credits the original publisher.