Engineers install solar panels on roof.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts solar energy will be the leading force behind this year’s growth in the electric power industry.
So far in January, EIA has issued three brief studies tapping solar energy to be the major player responsible for national electricity generation gains in 2025. (EIA is the statistical agency under the U.S. Department of Energy that is tasked with providing independent analysis and metrics about energy consumption and demand.)
“We expect U.S. utilities and independent power producers will add 26 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity to the U.S. electric power sector in 2025 and 22 GW in 2026,” EIA stated in its latest (Jan. 24) in-brief analysis. “Last year, the electric power sector added a record 37 GW of solar power capacity to the electric power sector, almost double 2023 solar capacity additions.”
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