New solar container installed capacity nationwide

installed nearly 26 GW of new generation capacity between January and August 2025, up slightly from the approximately 23 GW installed over the same period last year, according to the most recent monthly infrastructure report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. It’s the third-largest quarterly gain on record, and moves total solar installations in 2025 above the. Despite actions in Washington targeting clean energy, solar and storage account for 85% of all new power. BESS deployment data for 2024 and forecasts for 2025 have been released by BloombergNEF and the Energy Information Administration (EIA) respectively. The US added a record 49GW of new solar capacity in 2024, as renewable power contributed to more than 1,000TWh of the country’s total electricity.