Solar PV is forecast to represent more than half of the 63GW of utility-scale additions in the US in 2025. Chart: EIA. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has forecast 63GW of new ...

The EIA forecasts the deployment of 45 GW (DC) of utility-scale solar projects larger than 1 MW in 2024. This is projected increase to about 53 GW in 2025, said the agency. Adding Wood Mackenzie ...

Generators added 10.4 GW of new battery storage capacity in 2024, the second-largest generating capacity addition after solar ...

with 60% of this growth served by utility-scale solar. Among other renewable sources, wind contributes 19% of 2024 electricity generation growth, and hydropower contributes 13%, said EIA.

In 2024, generators added a record 30 GW of utility-scale solar power to the U.S. transmissions network, contributing 61% of ...

Solar remained the US’s fastest-growing source of electricity in 2024. Utility-scale and “estimated” small-scale (e.g., rooftop) solar combined increased by 26.9% in 2024 compared to the ...

As fossil-fired plants retire, the EIA said it expects the addition of 63 gigawatts of new utility-scale power generating capacity in 2025. Solar power is expected to make up the largest share of ...