Find out how quarterly distributed solar capacity growth compares to that of other power sectors.
Find out how quarterly distributed solar capacity growth compares to that of other power sectors.
Learn how quarterly distributed solar capacity additions compare to growth in other power sectors to better understand the big impact of small solar.
Ninety-nine percent of the power capacity added in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2025 was renewable.
More than 17 gigawatts of new power generation capacity went online in the fourth quarter of 2024 and most of it was renewable: 12.6 gigawatts...
More than 7.5 gigawatts of new power generation capacity went online in the third quarter of 2024 and most of it was renewable: 4 gigawatts...
Over 10 gigawatts of new power generation capacity went online in the second quarter of 2024 and most of it was renewable: 5.9 gigawatts of...
Over eight gigawatts of new power generation capacity went online in the first quarter of 2024 and nearly all of it was renewable: 5.5 gigawatts...
4 gigawatts of new power generation capacity came online in the fourth quarter of 2023. Over eight gigawatts of this fourth quarter surge was large-scale...
7.2 gigawatts of new power generation capacity came online in the third quarter of 2023. Half of that capacity (3.6 gigawatts) was large-scale solar alone,...
Nearly 11 gigawatts of new power generation capacity came online in the second quarter of 2023. Over half of that capacity was solar power (5.5...
Eight gigawatts of new power generation capacity came online in the first quarter of 2023. For the third quarter in a row, over half of...
Take a look at a year’s worth of power generation buildout in the United States, illustrated by two simple charts.… Read More
Fossil gas contributed only five percent of new power plant capacity in the second quarter of 2021. Gas has pitched in less than 10 percent...
Wind energy took the prize for the most new generating capacity in the first quarter of 2021, which included the first utility-owned offshore wind project....