Following 35% growth, solar has passed hydro on US grid
On Tuesday, the US Energy Information Administration released full-year data on how the country generated electricity in 2025. It''s a bit of a good news/bad news situation. The bad news is
Solar power generation drives electricity generation growth over the
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 capacity
Solar accounted for 70% of new global power capacity in 2024
A new IEEE report shows solar dominated new generation in 2024, with 70% of added global capacity from PV and record installations in China and the United States.
Solar and wind power has grown faster than electricity
Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated
How Does Solar Work?
This energy can be used to generate electricity or be stored in batteries or thermal storage. Below, you can find resources and information on the basics of solar radiation, photovoltaic and concentrating
Renewable electricity – Renewables 2025 – Analysis
Growth in utility-scale and distributed solar PV more than doubles, representing nearly 80% of worldwide renewable electricity capacity expansion. Low module costs, relatively efficient permitting processes
Solar energy is going to power the world much sooner than you think
Solar electricity is growing rapidly, but can it really dominate the global energy system? Here is what it will take for us to
Solar Market Insight Report Q4 2025
Solar accounted for 58% of all new electricity-generating capacity added to the US grid through the third quarter of 2025, with more than 30 GW installed. Solar and storage, combined,
Renewables outpace coal for electricity generation for
Renewable energy contributed 34.3% of all global electricity generated in the first half of 2025, while coal fell to 33.1%, the energy think tank
Solar and wind are covering all new power demand in
Solar and wind are growing fast enough to meet all new electricity demand worldwide for the first three quarters of 2025, according to new data
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