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May 28, 2025Solar and wind power curtailments are increasing in California
May 13, 2025
After more than a decade of little change, U.S. electricity consumption is rising again
April 22, 2025
China’s solar capacity installations grew rapidly in 2024
February 24, 2025
Solar, battery storage to lead new U.S. generating capacity additions in 2025
January 24, 2025
New solar plants expected to support most U.S. electric generation growth
December 26, 2024
Solar and battery storage to make up 81% of new U.S. electric-generating capacity in 2024
October 22, 2024
U.S. construction costs rose slightly for solar and wind, dropped for natural gas in 2022
October 2, 2024
Utility-scale U.S. solar electricity generation continues to grow in 2024
August 19, 2024
U.S. power grid added 20.2 GW of generating capacity in the first half of 2024
July 18, 2024
California residents are increasingly pairing battery storage with solar installations
June 25, 2024
Utilities report batteries are most commonly used for arbitrage and grid stability
May 8, 2024
U.S. electric power sector reported fewer delays for new solar capacity projects in 2023
April 12, 2024
Natural gas filled in most of the drop in solar generation in Texas during April 8 eclipse
April 9, 2024
Solar capacity additions are changing the shape of daily electricity supply in Texas
April 5, 2024
April 8 solar eclipse will briefly limit solar electricity generation across the country
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