Solar panels and batteries lead US power generation in 2025
The role of battery storage in renewable energy cannot be overstated as it reaches unprecedented heights in its expansion efforts for 2025, with plans for an ambitious addition of
The role of battery storage in renewable energy cannot be overstated as it reaches unprecedented heights in its expansion efforts for 2025, with plans for an ambitious addition of
Solar and battery storage will make up 81% of 63 GW U.S. power capacity additions in 2025, driving renewable energy growth.
Solar energy can be harnessed two primary ways: photovoltaics (PVs) are semiconductors that generate electricity directly from sunlight, while solar thermal technologies use sunlight to heat
According to EIA''s latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory report, the U.S. power grid is expected to add 63 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric
Utility-scale solar capacity reached 128.6 GW in March 2025, growing from 96.9 GW in March 2024, while small-scale solar, projects of 1 MW or less, reached 55.7 GW in
Solar and battery storage will make up 81% of 63 GW U.S. power capacity additions in 2025, driving renewable energy growth.
Solar and energy storage accounted for 84% of new electricity generation capacity added to the U.S. power grid last year, but the
Current Capacity The largest fuel source is natural gas, accounting for just under 43% of all generation capacity. Coal, with a share of 15%, represents the second largest source of
Solar and energy storage accounted for 84% of new electricity generation capacity added to the U.S. power grid last year, but the industry faces a challenging future with the new
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
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), solar energy is expected to account for a significant portion of the new electricity generating capacity additions
For solar-plus-storage—the pairing of solar photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage technologies—NLR researchers study and quantify the economic and grid impacts of
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