Solar, battery storage will be 81% of new generation capacity in
Solar additions will contribute 58% of new electricity generation capacity this year, while battery storage additions will make up 23%, according to the U.S. Energy Information...
FERC: Solar + wind made up 96% of new US power generating capacity
Solar and wind accounted for almost 96% of new US electrical generating capacity added in the first third of 2025.
Solar, battery storage to lead new U.S. generating capacity
This amount represents an almost 30% increase from 2024 when 48.6 GW of capacity was installed, the largest capacity installation in a single year since 2002. Together,
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U.S. total solar capacity to double over three-year span
Together, solar and energy storage represented 81% of grid capacity additions in 2024, with 52% represented by solar and 29% by battery energy storage. This is followed by
Solar and storage accounted for 84% of new US power added in
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
Quarterly Solar Industry Update
In 2023, approximately 45% of battery capacity and 26% of utility-scale PV capacity were hybrid PV/battery energy storage system projects—relatively consistent with
Spring 2025 Solar Industry Update
In 2024, 24 states and territories generated more than 5% of their electricity from solar, with California leading the way at 32.4%. The United States installed approximately 31.1
Renewable Capacity Highlights 2025
Over three-quarters of the capacity expansion was due to solar energy which witnessed an increase of 452 GW (+32.2%); this was followed by wind energy with additions of 113 GW
U.S. Renewable Energy Factsheet
In 2024, a new solar project was installed every 54 seconds, totaling 5,561,319 solar energy systems in the U.S. 12 Solar has added the most generating capacity to the grid for the last