Half of America’s new power generation this year could come from solar photovoltaic installations, marking a shift in the nation’s energy infrastructure.
Solar electricity is poised to dominate America’s energy expansion in 2025, with developers planning to add 33 gigawatts (GW) of solar photovoltaic capacity – representing more than half of the 64 GW of new generating capacity planned for the year. The surge positions solar as the leading technology in the nation’s ongoing energy transition, according to thelatest datafrom the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The scale of the expansion becomes clear when examining the numbers: developers have already installed 12 GW of utility-scale solar capacity during the first six months of 2025, with an additional 21 GW planned for the remainder of the year. If realised, it would mark the largest annual addition of solar electricity generation capacity in US history.