Major Solar Projects List
The Major Solar Projects List is a database of all ground-mounted solar projects, 1 MW and above, that are either operating, under construction or under development.
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The Major Solar Projects List is a database of all ground-mounted solar projects, 1 MW and above, that are either operating, under construction or under development.
SolarReserves Crescent Dunes CSP Project, near Tonopah, Nevada, has an electricity generating capacity of 110 MW. Photo from SolarReserve NLR is advancing concentrating solar
In our STEO forecast, utility-scale solar is the fastest-growing source of electricity generation in the United States, increasing from 290 BkWh in 2025 to 424 BkWh by 2027. Almost 70
Concentrating solar power (CSP) projects in United States are listed below alphabetical by project name. You can browse a project profile by clicking on the project name. You can also access
The database combines datasets from the U.S. EIA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The locations and array boundaries of all
Solar power includes solar farms as well as local distributed generation, mostly on rooftops and increasingly from community solar arrays. In 2024, utility-scale solar power generated 219.8 terawatt
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory compiled and synthesized empirical data on the U.S. utility-scale solar sector.
On March 25, 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) would be awarded $25 million to build a next-generation CSP plant using the solid-particle
NLR''s solar energy research leverages our expertise—from materials to systems to commercialization—to continually improve the affordability, performance, and reliability of this
Explore the latest solar market insights and policy updates in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. All market data is current through Q3 2025. California leads as the top solar state. With over 54 GW of
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