Overview
- The American Clean Power Association reports 50,344 MW of new utility-scale clean capacity in 2025, with solar and batteries exceeding 90% of U.S. additions and storage setting a record at 16,175 MW/46,520 MWh.
- SEIA and Wood Mackenzie say the U.S. installed 43 GW of solar in 2025, down from 2024, yet solar led new power additions for a fifth straight year as utility-scale installations fell 16%.
- About 59 GW of projects are stalled with average delays of 19 months due to interconnection queues, supply constraints and regulatory hurdles, according to ACP.
- Clean power procurement fell 36% in 2025 and PPA announcements dropped from 45.4 GW to 33 GW, signaling potential pressure on build rates later in the decade.
- Texas led with roughly 11 GW of new solar and more than two-thirds of 2025 installations were in states won by President Trump, while industry forecasts project U.S. solar capacity could nearly triple to about 769 GW by 2036.