National solar power generation capacity
Solar power in the United States
In the first half of 2025, solar and wind together accounted for 91% of all new U.S. power generating capacity, continuing solar''s dominance as the largest source of new electricity on the grid.
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U.S. Utility-Scale Solar, 2025 Data Update
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory compiled and synthesized empirical data on the U.S. utility-scale solar sector.
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America''s Electricity Generating Capacity
The largest fuel source for this capacity is natural gas (42.7%), followed by coal (15%). Wind, nuclear, solar, and hydro together account for more than one-third of capacity. Solar continues to be the main
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U.S. developers report half of new electric generating capacity will
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
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FERC: Renewables made up 88% of new US power generating capacity
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
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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,
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Solar Power to Dominate U.S. Generating Capacity | Gexa Energy
In the past 10 to 15 years, solar energy capacity in the U.S. has rapidly grown, making solar a significant part of the power grid. Solar power electricity generation continues to grow
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A Decade of Growth in Solar and Wind Power: Trends Across the
This report uses data from the EIA to analyze solar and wind capacity and generation over the past decade (2014 to 2023) in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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Electricity generation from U.S. solar grows 28% year-over-year
Utility-scale solar capacity reached 128.6 GW in March 2025, growing from 96.9 GW in March 2024, while small-scale solar, projects of 1 MW or less, reached 55.7 GW in March 2025,
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Solar providing more than 75% of nation''s new power generation capacity
In the first nine months of 2025, more than three-quarters of the electrical generating capacity added in the United States was solar power, according to new data published by the
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