In 2024, utility-scale solar power generated 219.8 terawatt-hours (TWh) in the United States. Total solar generation that year, including estimated small-scale photovoltaic generation, was 303.8 TWh. [2]
This report uses data from the EIA to analyze solar and wind capacity and generation over the past decade (2014 to 2023) in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
“Solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicles and battery storage are benefiting people in all 50 states, providing the building blocks of a clean energy system free from dirty fossil fuels.”
Wind and solar are the fastest growing renewable sources, but contribute less than 3% of total energy used in the U.S. 1 The U.S. has an estimated 463,400 TWh of renewable energy technical
With the new projects online, renewables (including wind, solar, geothermal and hydropower) and battery storage now make up 30% of the country''s large-scale power generating
Currently, both solar (10.7%) and wind (11.8%) represent over ten percent each of total installed capacity across utility-scale generators nationwide—a noteworthy achievement that
We expect the combined share of generation from solar power and wind power to rise from about 18% in 2025 to about 21% in 2027. In our STEO forecast, utility-scale solar is the fastest
Nearly 469,000 MW of new generation capacity is under development in the United States. Sixty-six percent of the capacity that is most likely to come online, permitted plants and plants that are under
Nearly 469,000 MW of new generation capacity is under development in the United States. Sixty-six percent of the capacity that is most likely to come online,
Learn more about the advantages of wind energy, solar energy, bioenergy, geothermal energy, hydropower, and marine energy, and how the U.S. Department of Energy is working to modernize
Solar and wind energy are key to reducing emissions and reaching 100% carbon pollution-free electricity by 2035. In 12 states, wind and solar could make up over 80% of electricity
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