More Than 50% of New U.S. Electric Generating Capacity Will Come
Developers added 12 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale solar electric generating capacity in the United States during the first half of 2025, and they plan to add another 21 GW in the
FERC: For two years straight, solar leads new US
Solar delivered two-thirds of the new US power capacity in August, marking two years in which it led every month across all energy sources.
US added 2 GW of solar in September, putting 2025 ahead of 2024 for new
The United States added 2 GW of utility-scale solar to the grid in September, bringing total solar installed this year to 21 GW — slightly above the 20 GW installed over the same period last
Solar, battery storage to lead new US capacity in 2025
The US Energy Information Administration expects 63 GW of new utility-scale electric-generating capacity to be added to the USA''s power grid in 2025, according to its latest ''Preliminary
Solar Market Insight Report – SEIA
Solar accounted for 58% of all new electricity-generating capacity added to the US grid through the third quarter of 2025, with more than 30 GW installed. Solar and storage, combined,
Electricity generation from U.S. solar grows 28% year-over-year
Solar continues to dominate new electricity generation capacity added to the grid in the United States, according to the Energy Information Administration''s (EIA) latest release of its Electric
America''s Electricity Generation Capacity, 2025 Update
Wind, nuclear, hydro, and solar together account for more than one-third of capacity. 468,582 MW of new generation capacity is under development in the United States, which is comparable to the total
FERC: Solar + wind made up 91% of new US power
Solar and wind accounted for 91% of new US electrical generating capacity added in H1 2025, according to data just released by FERC.
Half of new generation capacity in the U.S. will come from solar this
Developers have already added 12 GW of utility scale solar in the U.S. so far in 2025, and with another 21 GW planned by the end of the year, solar is on track to account for half or more
Solar, battery storage to lead new U.S. generating capacity additions
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