America''s Electricity Generation Capacity, 2025 Update
Surge of Solar and Energy Storage For the fourth year in a row, solar was the leading source of new utility-scale capacity. In 2024, over 30,000 MW of solar capacity came online, which is a 30%
Renewable Capacity Highlights 2025
26 March 2025 Renewable power capacity by energy source 4% 25% 42% At the end of 2024, global renewable power capacity amounted to 4 448 GW. Solar, in line with the previous year, accounted
U.S. Solar Market Trends 2025 – Record Growth & Risks
SEIA''s latest report highlights that 77% of all solar capacity installed in 2025 (year-to-date) has been in states won by President Trump, including 8 of the top 10 states for new installs.
The Future of Solar Energy in 2025 and Beyond
The global solar energy market has witnessed unprecedented growth, with cumulative solar capacity projected to exceed 4,000 GW by 2025. The International Energy Agency anticipates that solar
Solar Market Insight Report Q4 2025
Nearly 50 GWdc are expected to come online in 2025, and almost 44 GWdc in 2026; then, annual installations will stabilize around 38-39 GWdc annually from 2027 to 2030. However, the
Spring 2025 Solar Industry Update
EIA projects that PV''s growth in 2023 (27 GWac) and 2024 (36 GWac) will continue in 2025 (39 GWac) and remain at similar levels in 2026 (36 GWac). In 2024, 24 states and territories
Executive summary – Renewables 2025 – Analysis
Solar PV accounts for almost 80% of the global increase, followed by wind, hydropower, bioenergy and geothermal. In more than 80% of countries worldwide, renewable power capacity is set to grow faster
2025: A landmark year for solar energy
The IEA-PVPS 2025 Snapshot of Global PV Markets reveals a pivotal moment for solar power: global PV capacity surpassed 2.2 TW, with more than 600 GW installed in 2024 alone.
Final 2025 Photovoltaic (PV) Forecast
Forecast of BTM PV energy and summer peak load reductions include the effects of a 0.5%/year panel degradation rate to account for the expected declining conversion efficiency of solar
Solar power generation drives electricity generation growth over the
We expect the combined share of generation from solar power and wind power to rise from about 18% in 2025 to about 21% in 2027. In our STEO forecast, utility-scale solar is the fastest