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February 15, 2024

Solar and battery storage to make up 81% of new U.S. electric-generating capacity in 2024


January 16, 2024

Solar and wind to lead growth of U.S. power generation for the next two years


January 9, 2024

We expect solar will supply almost all growth in U.S. electricity generation through 2025


December 28, 2023

U.S. electric capacity mix shifts from fossil fuels to renewables in AEO2023


December 27, 2023

Renewable generation surpassed coal and nuclear in the U.S. electric power sector in 2022


December 19, 2023

As solar capacity grows, duck curves are getting deeper in California


November 7, 2023

EIA expects U.S. annual solar electricity generation to surpass hydropower in 2024


October 30, 2023

Solar and wind power curtailments are rising in California


October 3, 2023

U.S. construction costs dropped for solar, wind, and natural gas-fired generators in 2021


September 11, 2023

Record U.S. small-scale solar capacity was added in 2022


August 29, 2023

Solar panel shipments set a record high in 2022 as capacity continued to grow


August 24, 2023

Florida’s electricity generation mix is changing


August 9, 2023

New pumped-storage capacity in China is helping to integrate growing wind and solar power


August 8, 2023

Developers added 16.8 GW of U.S. utility-scale generating capacity in first-half 2023


July 13, 2023

As Texas wind and solar capacity increase, energy curtailments are also likely to rise


June 21, 2023

As solar capacity grows, duck curves are getting deeper in California


April 18, 2023

Solar distributed generation capacity in Brazil is growing rapidly


April 13, 2023

U.S. electric capacity mix shifts from fossil fuels to renewables in AEO2023


April 6, 2023

EIA explores effects of Inflation Reduction Act on the Annual Energy Outlook


March 27, 2023

Renewable generation surpassed coal and nuclear in the U.S. electric power sector in 2022


March 6, 2023

Wind, solar, and batteries increasingly account for more new U.S. power capacity additions


February 6, 2023

More than half of new U.S. electric-generating capacity in 2023 will be solar


December 15, 2022

In the first half of 2022, 24% of U.S. electricity generation came from renewable sources


December 8, 2022

U.S. battery storage capacity will increase significantly by 2025


November 3, 2022

Average U.S. construction costs drop for solar, rise for wind and natural gas generators


October 25, 2022

Homes and buildings in the West and Northeast have the largest share of small-scale solar


September 21, 2022

California fuel mix changes in response to September heat wave


September 9, 2022

In the first half of 2022, 24% of U.S. electricity generation came from renewable sources


September 1, 2022

Record numbers of solar panels were shipped in the United States during 2021


August 11, 2022

Utility-scale solar projects report delays


August 8, 2022

Energy production declined by record amounts in several states in 2020


July 29, 2022

Small-scale solar is changing hourly utility electricity demand in New England


July 28, 2022

Extending investment tax credits through 2050 increases U.S. solar generation by 10%


May 19, 2022

EIA expects solar and wind to be larger sources of U.S. electricity generation this summer


April 26, 2022

Renewable generation surpassed nuclear in the U.S. electric power sector in 2021


March 7, 2022

Solar power and batteries account for 60% of planned new U.S. electric generation capacity


January 10, 2022

Solar power will account for nearly half of new U.S. electric generating capacity in 2022


November 16, 2021

Solar generation was 3% of U.S. electricity in 2020, but we project it will be 20% by 2050


October 15, 2021

Renewables will account for most global generation increases, but coal use remains high


September 29, 2021

Most planned U.S. battery storage additions in next three years to be paired with solar


September 20, 2021

World’s longest-operating solar thermal facility is retiring most of its capacity


September 7, 2021

Hydropower made up 66% of Brazil’s electricity generation in 2020


September 2, 2021

U.S. solar photovoltaic module shipments up 33% in 2020


August 24, 2021

California’s curtailments of solar electricity generation continue to increase


July 16, 2021

Average U.S. construction costs for solar generation continued to fall in 2019


June 16, 2021

The United States consumed a record amount of renewable energy in 2020


April 21, 2021

Texas likely to add record utility-scale solar capacity in the next two years


March 4, 2021

Texas and Florida had large small-scale solar capacity increases in 2020


February 23, 2021

EIA publishes a ratio of revenues-to-costs to explain power plant additions


February 8, 2021

EIA projects renewables share of U.S. electricity generation mix will double by 2050


January 12, 2021

Nuclear and coal will account for majority of U.S. generating capacity retirements in 2021


January 11, 2021

Renewables account for most new U.S. electricity generating capacity in 2021


December 11, 2020

In California, natural gas helps balance changes in electricity demand and solar output


November 20, 2020

Off-grid solar generation could affect how Africa uses coal, natural gas for electricity


November 13, 2020

Interregional electricity trade in India affects shares of solar and coal-fired generation


October 19, 2020

The United States consumed a record amount of renewable energy in 2019


October 9, 2020

Solar photovoltaic generators receive higher electricity prices than other technologies


September 30, 2020

Smoke from California wildfires decreases solar generation in CAISO


September 16, 2020

Average U.S. construction costs for solar and wind generation continue to fall


August 19, 2020

U.S. shipments of solar photovoltaic modules increase as prices continue to fall


July 15, 2020

COVID-19 mitigation has delayed construction of some electric generators


May 21, 2020

Most new utility-scale solar in the United States is being built in the South Atlantic


March 25, 2020

Lower compensation rates for residential solar PV generation could reduce overall adoption


March 20, 2020

Most of Hawaii’s electric battery systems are paired with wind or solar power plants


January 14, 2020

New electric generating capacity in 2020 will come primarily from wind and solar


November 19, 2019

Brazil’s net metering policy leads to growth in solar distributed generation


October 2, 2019

EIA projects that renewables will provide nearly half of world electricity by 2050


September 3, 2019

Average U.S. construction costs for solar generation continue to decrease


August 29, 2019

EIA introduces redesigned Energy Explained resource


August 13, 2019

U.S. solar module imports partially recover after tariffs were imposed in early 2018


June 12, 2019

Southwestern states have better solar resources and higher solar PV capacity factors


May 31, 2019

Brazil plans to add more solar to its hydro-dominated electricity generation mix


April 25, 2019

New wind and solar power projects tend to come online at the end of the year


April 5, 2019

More than 80% of Idaho’s in-state electricity generation comes from renewables


March 11, 2019

More than 60% of electric generating capacity installed in 2018 was fueled by natural gas


March 8, 2019

New U.S. power plants expected to be mostly natural gas combined-cycle and solar PV


February 7, 2019

Most U.S. utility-scale solar photovoltaic power plants are 5 megawatts or smaller


January 18, 2019

EIA forecasts renewables will be fastest growing source of electricity generation


January 10, 2019

New electric generating capacity in 2019 will come from renewables and natural gas


December 27, 2018

Most utility-scale fixed-tilt solar photovoltaic systems are tilted 20 degrees-30 degrees


October 26, 2018

Most utility-scale fixed-tilt solar photovoltaic systems are tilted 20 degrees-30 degrees


October 11, 2018

Combined wind and solar made up at least 20% of electric generation in 10 states in 2017


August 16, 2018

PURPA-qualifying capacity increases, but it's still a small portion of added renewables


August 8, 2018

Average U.S. construction costs for solar and wind continued to fall in 2016


July 9, 2018

EIA adds Puerto Rico data to its U.S. power plant inventory


May 15, 2018

Tax credits and solar tariffs affect timing of projected renewable power plant deployment


May 9, 2018

Solar surpasses biomass to become third-most prevalent renewable electricity source


May 7, 2018

Natural gas and renewables make up most of 2018 electric capacity additions


April 26, 2018

Renewable energy subsidies have declined as tax credits, other policies diminish


March 29, 2018

EIA uses two simplified metrics to show future power plants’ relative economics


March 21, 2018

Solar photovoltaic costs are declining, but estimates vary across sources


March 20, 2018

Electricity generation from fossil fuels declined in 2017 as renewable generation rose


March 16, 2018

Solar plants typically install more panel capacity relative to their inverter capacity


February 14, 2018

U.S. imports of solar photovoltaic modules mainly come from Asia


January 10, 2018

Nearly half of utility-scale capacity installed in 2017 came from renewables


January 8, 2018

Batteries perform many different functions on the power grid


December 13, 2017

Utility solar photovoltaic capacity is dominated by crystalline silicon panel technology


August 24, 2017

California increased electricity imports and natural gas generation during solar eclipse


August 7, 2017

Solar eclipse on August 21 will affect photovoltaic generators across the country


July 26, 2017

Per capita residential electricity sales in the U.S. have fallen since 2010


July 11, 2017

EIA adds small-scale solar photovoltaic forecasts to its monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook


July 6, 2017

Monthly renewable electricity generation surpasses nuclear for the first time since 1984


July 5, 2017

Construction costs for most power plant types have fallen in recent years


June 14, 2017

Wind and solar in March accounted for 10% of U.S. electricity generation for first time


June 1, 2017

More than half of small-scale photovoltaic generation comes from residential rooftops


May 4, 2017

Utility-scale solar has grown rapidly over the past five years


April 24, 2017

More than half of utility-scale solar photovoltaic systems track the sun through the day


April 7, 2017

Rising solar generation in California coincides with negative wholesale electricity prices


February 27, 2017

U.S. electric generating capacity increase in 2016 was largest net change since 2011


January 10, 2017

Renewable generation capacity expected to account for most 2016 capacity additions


December 7, 2016

About 30% of distributed solar capacity is owned by third parties


October 26, 2016

Wind generation share exceeded 10% in 11 states in 2015


October 19, 2016

Over past decade, Mountain region states have used less coal for electricity generation


October 12, 2016

Energy-related CO2 emissions for first six months of 2016 are lowest since 1991


September 7, 2016

Natural gas generation and electricity imports used to follow load in California


August 25, 2016

Monthly U.S. renewable electricity generation in 2016 surpasses previous years


August 23, 2016

North Carolina has more PURPA-qualifying solar facilities than any other state


July 6, 2016

Clean Power Plan implementation choices by states could affect electricity generation mix


June 28, 2016

Extended policies case shows reduced energy use, emissions, more renewables, efficiency


June 17, 2016

Clean Power Plan accelerates the growth of renewable generation throughout United States


June 6, 2016

EIA publishes construction cost information for electric power generators


March 24, 2016

EIA reviews and enhances data and projections for wind and solar electricity


March 23, 2016

Wind adds the most electric generation capacity in 2015, followed by natural gas and solar


March 3, 2016

Crescent Dunes concentrating solar plant begins producing electricity


March 1, 2016

Solar, natural gas, wind make up most 2016 generation additions


February 5, 2016

California has nearly half of the nation’s solar electricity generating capacity


February 2, 2016

Electricity generation from renewable sources expected to grow 9% this year


December 17, 2015

Utility-scale solar in South Atlantic region dominated by North Carolina, Georgia


December 2, 2015

EIA electricity data now include estimated small-scale solar PV capacity and generation


September 14, 2015

Global solar photovoltaic manufacturing production slows in recent years


May 28, 2015

Renewables share of U.S. energy consumption highest since 1930s


March 24, 2015

California first state to generate more than 5% of electricity from utility-scale solar


March 13, 2015

Total energy subsidies decline since 2010, with changes in support across fuel types


March 10, 2015

Scheduled 2015 capacity additions mostly wind and natural gas; retirements mostly coal


December 19, 2014

Power sector employment declines, except for renewable electricity generators


December 9, 2014

Increased solar and wind electricity generation in California are changing net load shapes


November 19, 2014

Solar photovoltaic output depends on orientation, tilt, and tracking


September 9, 2014

Natural gas, solar, and wind lead power plant capacity additions in first-half 2014


July 31, 2014

Nonhydro renewables now routinely surpass hydropower generation


June 25, 2014

California continues to set daily records for utility scale solar energy


April 30, 2014

Lower U.S. electricity demand growth would reduce fossil fuels’ projected generation share


April 18, 2014

Eleven states generated electricity from nonhydro renewables at double U.S. average


April 8, 2014

Half of power plant capacity additions in 2013 came from natural gas


January 31, 2014

NFL stadiums produce onsite energy with solar PV projects


December 20, 2013

U.S. electricity sales have decreased in four of the past five years


December 19, 2013

State Energy Profiles enhanced and renewables sections added


November 14, 2013

2013 completions of large solar thermal power plants mark technology gains


September 17, 2013

Most new residential solar PV projects in California program are not owned by homeowners


May 30, 2013

Feed-in tariff: A policy tool encouraging deployment of renewable electricity technologies


October 31, 2012

Utility-scale installations lead solar photovoltaic growth


October 24, 2012

New EIA data show total grid-connected photovoltaic solar capacity


August 20, 2012

Natural gas, renewables dominate electric capacity additions in first half of 2012


July 11, 2012

New transmission project will help California meet summer electric demand


May 15, 2012

Participation in electric net-metering programs increased sharply in recent years


May 9, 2012

Policies for compensating behind-the-meter generation vary by State


May 3, 2012

Renewable utility-scale electricity production differs by fuel among states


May 2, 2012

Electricity generation from non-hydro renewable sources varies by state


April 9, 2012

Shares of electricity generation from renewable energy sources up in many states


February 28, 2012

EIA projects U.S. non-hydro renewable power generation increases, led by wind and biomass


February 6, 2012

Renewable electricity generation in California includes variable and non-variable sources


February 3, 2012

Most states have Renewable Portfolio Standards


March 16, 2011

Concentrating solar power technologies offer utility-scale power production


March 10, 2011

Solar shipments up, prices down