Renewables make up 91% of the 15 GW of generation the US added
The United States added more than 15 GW of new electricity generation resources between January and May this year, led by 11.5 GW of solar, followed by 2.3 GW of wind and 1.3
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Solar, battery storage to lead new U.S. generating capacity additions
In 2024, generators added a record 30 GW of utility-scale solar to the U.S. grid, accounting for 61% of capacity additions last year. We expect this trend will continue in 2025, with 32.5 GW of new utility
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H1 2025: China installs more solar than rest of the world combined
Global solar installations are breaking records again in 2025. In H1 2025, the world added 380 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity – a staggering 64% jump compared to the same period in
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Record-Breaking Annual Growth in Renewable Power Capacity
Solar and wind energy continued to expand the most, jointly accounting for 96.6% of all net renewable additions in 2024. Over three-quarters of the capacity expansion was in solar energy
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Massive global growth of renewables to 2030 is set to match entire
The Renewables 2024 report, the IEA''s flagship annual publication on the sector, finds that the world is set to add more than 5 500 gigawatts (GW) of new renewable energy capacity between
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The United States installed 63 GW of new power generation
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration''s latest forecast, in 2024, the U.S. will add 62.8 gigawatts of new utility-scale power generation. This new capacity compared to
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Report: U.S. Adds 11.7 GW of New Solar Capacity in Q3
The U.S. solar power industry installed 11.7 GW of new generation in the third quarter of this year, according to a report from Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association
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Installed solar energy capacity
Cumulative installed solar capacity, measured in gigawatts (GW).
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New report: World installed 600 GW of solar in 2024, could be
MUNICH, Germany (Tuesday 6th May 2025): A new report from SolarPower Europe reveals that the world installed a record 597 GW of solar power in 2024 – a 33% surge over 2023.
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Global solar installations surge 64% in first half of 2025
Global solar installations are on track for another record year. In the first six months of 2025, the world added 380 GW of new solar capacity — 64% higher than during the same period in
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