In 2024, generators added a record 30 GW of utility-scale solar to the U.S. grid, accounting for 61% of capacity additions last year. We expect this trend will continue in 2025, with 32.5 GW of new utility
In April, solar provided 87% of new capacity, making it the twentieth consecutive month in which solar has taken the lead.
Solar and energy storage accounted for 84% of new electricity generation capacity added to the U.S. power grid last year, but the industry faces a challenging future with the new U.S....
Year-to-date, solar accounted for 80.6% of all new generation placed into service. Solar has now been the largest source of new generating capacity for eight months straight: September
• At the end of 2024, solar was the second-largest source of U.S. generation capacity, though still a growing percentage of the U.S. electric generation mix. – In 2024, solar represented
Newly published data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign, reveal that solar accounted for over 75% of US electrical generating
New interconnection applications have slowed, but an estimated 93 GW of solar and 139 GW of storage capacity sought grid connection in 2024.
In 2024, over 30,000 MW of solar capacity came online, which is a 30% increase in operating solar capacity. An additional 34,000 MW are under preparation, testing, or construction and projected to
Percentage change in solar energy generation relative to the previous year. Data source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2025) – Learn more about this data. Figures
We expect the combined share of generation from solar power and wind power to rise from about 18% in 2025 to about 21% in 2027. In our STEO forecast, utility-scale solar is the fastest
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