Newly-Released FERC Data Reveal That Solar + Wind Were More Than 88% of New U.S. Electrical Generating Capacity in 2025 as Solar Growth Dominated for the 28th Consecutive Month. Over the Next Three Years, Solar and Wind Are Projected to Add Another 106-GW.
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New Solar, Wind, and Battery Capacity Additions Swamped Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power in 2025; and Are Projected to Do So Again in 2026. Solar Tops One-Sixth of Installed Capacity While Solar + Wind Are Now 30%.
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Renewables Were 26% of U.S. Electrical Generation and 36% of Installed Capacity in 2025 as EIA Projects 62% Faster Solar, Wind & Battery Growth in 2026:
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Solar + Wind Are 24% of U.S. Electrical Generating Capacity as Growth by Solar Dominates for the 27th Consecutive Month. Over the Next Three Years, Solar + Wind Projected to Add Another 106-GW.
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U.S. Energy Information Administration Foresees 99% of Net New Generating Capacity in 2026 Coming from Renewables & Batteries as Renewables Provided 26% of U.S. Electricity Through November 2025.
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U.S. Utility-Scale Solar Generating Capacity Surpasses wind for the First Time. For 26 Months Straight, Solar Has Provided More New Generating Capacity Than Any Other Energy Source. Over the Next Three Years, Solar Is Project to Add Another 90-GW.
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In 2025, renewables sources provided 26% of U.S. electricity with solar at 9% & wind at 10%. Installed solar capacity is now greater than coal & double that of nuclear power. All net new capacity in 2026 may be renewable as battery storage grows by 56%.
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Solar Dominates for the 25th Consecutive Month Providing 98% of New U.S. Electrical Generating Capacity in September and >75% Year-to-Date. Solar Is on Track to Be a Fifth of Total Capacity Within Three Years:
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Over the Past Year, U.S. Solar-Generated Electricity Grew 29% While Battery Storage Expanded by 59%. Renewables + Batteries Added 56-GW of Capacity While Fossil Fuels & Nuclear Fell by 1.1-GW.
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FOR TWO YEARS STRAIGHT, SOLAR HAS PROVIDED
MORE NEW GENERATING CAPACITY EACH MONTH THAN ANY OTHER SOURCE. THROUGH AUGUST, SOLAR AND WIND WERE 88% OF NEW U.S. ELECTRICAL CAPACITY AS EACH OUTPACED NATURAL GAS.
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New EIA Data Reveal That Over the Past Year, U.S. Solar-Generated Electricity Grew 37% While Battery Storage Expanded by 64% as 55.4-GW of New Renewables + Battery Capacity Came On-Line.
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In July, Solar Provided 96% of New U.S. Electrical Generating Capacity – the 23rd Consecutive Month It Has Held the Lead. Solar and Wind Make Up 90% of New US Electricity Capacity So Far This Year.
Solar Power World, October 1, 2025
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Despite the Anti-Renewables’ Provisions of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, Solar-Based Electricity Grew 37% in July While Wind Increased by 14%. Output by All Renewables Grew 3x Faster Than Total Generation Growth as Nuclear Power & Natural Gas Declined.
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91% of New U.S. Electrical Generating Capacity in the First Half of 2025 Was Solar + Wind. Solar Has Held the Lead for 22 Consecutive Months as Renewables Continue to Grow. Renewables Are on Track to Exceed 40% of Generating Capacity Within Three Years.
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Defying Trump, Solar + Wind Provided More Than a Fifth of U.S. Electrical Generation in 1st Half of 2025 as Solar Grew 38%. Solar + Wind Produced More Electricity Than
Either Coal or Nuclear Power.
Solar Power World, August 27, 2025
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75% of New US Electrical Generating Capacity in the First 5 Months of 2025 Was Solar; Wind Provided Another 16%. Solar Was the Largest New Generating Source for the 21st Consecutive Month. Renewables May Be 40% of Total Generating Capacity Within 3 Years.
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In May and for the First Time, Solar Produced More Electricity Than Wind While the Mix of All Renewables Provided 30% of US Generation. In Addition, Solar + Wind Produced More Electricity Than Either Coal or Nuclear Power.
Solar Power World, July 25, 2025
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