Solar power generation now

FERC: Solar + wind made up 91% of new US

Solar has now been the largest source of new generating capacity added each month for 21 consecutive months, starting
Solar energy is going to power the world much sooner than you think

Is solar power going to take over the world? The past few years have seen a frankly astounding acceleration in
Solar Market Insight Report Q4 2025

Nearly 250 GWdc of solar will be installed from 2025-2030, but the sector has more potential Despite the changing market and policy conditions that the solar industry has faced
Global solar power grows 31% as renewable

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined
Solar power generation, 2025

This dataset contains yearly electricity generation, capacity, emissions, import and demand data for over 200 geographies. You can
Solar power generation drives electricity generation growth over

Almost 70 gigawatts (GW) of new solar generating capacity projects are scheduled to come online in 2026 and 2027, which represents a 49% increase in U.S. solar operating
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
Following 35% growth, solar has passed hydro on US grid

On the good side, solar continued its run of astonishing growth, generating 35 percent more power than a year earlier and surpassing hydroelectric power for the first time.
Solar power in the United States

Solar power includes solar farms as well as local distributed generation, mostly on rooftops and increasingly from community solar arrays. In 2025,
Renewables were 26% of US generation and 36% of installed

Wind + solar were almost one-fifth of total US electrical generation – a larger share than that provided by either coal or nuclear power: In 2025, electrical generation by wind plus