Electricity generation by the U.S. electric power sector totaled about 4,260 billion kilowatthours (BkWh) in 2025. In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we expect U.S.
Customer Service
For solar PV, wind and bioenergy for power, deployment has been revised downwards. Solar PV accounts for over 70% of the absolute reduction, mainly from utility-scale projects, while offshore
Customer Service
Percentage change in solar energy generation relative to the previous year. Data source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2025) – Learn more about this data. Figures
Customer Service
As solar generation is projected to surpass wind in the near future, the nation could achieve 1/4th of its energy production from renewable sources sooner than projected.
Customer Service
Clean power surpassed 40% of global electricity generation in 2024, driven by record growth in renewables, especially solar. Heatwaves contributed to high growth in electricity demand
Customer Service
The continued growth of both wind and PV point to a future where synergies between these two technologies, with growing impact of storage, can lead the way to a clean, sustainable energy
Customer Service
In the next three decades, the solar PV field can advance to become the second prominent generation source by constructing more solar farms, allowing countries to generate
Customer Service
As a result of new solar projects coming on line this year, we forecast that U.S. solar power generation will grow 75% from 163 billion kilowatthours (kWh) in 2023 to 286 billion kWh in 2025.
Customer Service
This interactive chart shows the share of primary energy that comes from solar power. Note that this data is based on primary energy calculated by the ''substitution method'' which attempts to correct for
Customer Service
Solar accounted for 81% of all new renewable energy capacity added worldwide. While remaining a modest contributor to overall electricity generation for now, solar''s share rose to 7% in
Customer Service
Solar accounted for 81% of all new renewable energy capacity added worldwide. While remaining a modest contributor to overall electricity generation for now, solar''s share rose to 7% in
Customer ServicePDF version includes complete article with source references. Suitable for printing and offline reading.
