Solar power in the United States
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
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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
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US Solar Market Insight is a quarterly publication of Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).
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OverviewSolar photovoltaic powerSolar potentialHistoryConcentrated solar power (CSP)Government supportSee alsoFurther reading
In the United States, 14,626 MW of PV was installed in 2016, a 95% increase over 2015 (7,493 MW). During 2016, 22 states added at least 100 MW of capacity. Just 4,751 MW of PV installations were completed in 2013. The U.S. had approximately 440 MW of off-grid photovoltaics as of the end of 2010. Through the end of 2005, a majority of photovoltaics in the United States was off-grid.
In 2024, generators added a record 30 GW of utility-scale solar to the U.S. grid, accounting for 61% of capacity additions last year. We expect this trend will continue in 2025, with 32.5 GW of new utility
Below, you''ll find a list of the top 10 U.S. solar developers ranked by total capacity (in megawatts) they pushed into operational status in 2022 as of October 2023, available through the
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