US Solar Surged 35% in 2025, Overtaking Hydro for the First Time
Booming energy demand is driving a scramble to set up new generating capacity, and one technology is proving to be the clear winner. Newly released federal data shows that solar power
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FERC: Renewables made up 88% of new US power generating
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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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 projected to
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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
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Science''s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year: The unstoppable rise of
To many, the continued growth of renewables now seems unstoppable—a prospect that has led Science to name the renewable energy surge its 2025 Breakthrough of the Year. Small
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Fall 2025 Solar Industry Update
From September 2024 through August 2025, 28 states and territories generated more than 5% of their electricity from solar (23 generating more than 7%), with California having the highest at 36.3%.
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US added 2 GW of solar in September, putting 2025
Solar accounted for 75% of the 28 GW of new generation installed in 2025 so far, followed by wind at 13% and gas at 11%.
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Solar Market Insight Report Q3 2025
Solar accounted for 56% of all new electricity-generating capacity added to the US grid in the first half of 2025, with a total of 18 GW installed. Combined, solar and storage accounted for 82%
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Solar power generation drives electricity generation growth over the
In our STEO forecast, utility-scale solar is the fastest-growing source of electricity generation in the United States, increasing from 290 BkWh in 2025 to 424 BkWh by 2027.
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Renewables produced more than 25% of US electricity by end of 2025
Combined, solar produced just under 9.0% of total U.S. electrical generation last year – up from 6.9% in 2024, and accounts for more than one-third of renewable energy capacity on the grid. In
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