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,
Solar Market Insight Report 2024 Year in Review – SEIA
The US solar industry installed nearly 50 (49.99) GWdc of capacity in 2024, a remarkable 21% increase from 2023. The industry continued breaking records and
Renewable capacity statistics 2025
Renewable power generation capacity is measured as the maximum net generating capacity of power plants and other installations that use
Electricity generation from U.S. solar grows 28
Solar continues to dominate new electricity generation capacity added to the grid in the United States, according to the Energy
Renewable capacity statistics 2025
Renewable power generation capacity is measured as the maximum net generating capacity of power plants and other installations that use renewable energy sources to produce electricity.
New solar plants expected to support most U.S. electric
Last year, the electric power sector added a record 37 GW of solar power capacity to the electric power sector, almost double 2023 solar capacity additions. We forecast wind
Solar power in the United States
The oldest solar power plant in the world is the 354-megawatt (MW) Solar Energy Generating Systems thermal power plant in California. [5] The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System
New solar plants expected to support most U.S. electric generation
Last year, the electric power sector added a record 37 GW of solar power capacity to the electric power sector, almost double 2023 solar capacity additions. We forecast wind
FERC: solar dominates new generation capacity in US
Solar has become the largest energy source of new capacity in the first five months in the US, while almost 90GW of new solar projects will have a “high probability” of being
Solar power in the United States
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Solar power includes solar farms as well as local distributed generation, mostly on rooftops and increasingly from community solar arrays. In 2024, utility-scale solar power generated 219.8 terawatt-hours (TWh) in the United States. Total solar generation that year, including estimated small-scale photovoltaic generation, was 303.8 TWh. As of the end of 2024, the United States had 239 gigawatts (G
Installed solar energy capacity
About this data Total solar capacity Total solar (on- and off-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts. This includes solar photovoltaic and concentrated solar power.
Installed solar energy capacity
About this data Total solar capacity Total solar (on- and off-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts. This includes
America''s Electricity Generation Capacity, 2025 Update
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
FERC: Solar + wind made up 91% of new US power generating capacity
Solar and wind accounted for 91% of new US electrical generating capacity added in the H1 2025, according to data just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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
FERC: Solar + wind made up 91% of new US
Solar and wind accounted for 91% of new US electrical generating capacity added in the H1 2025, according to data just released