“Solar and Wind were good for almost 91% of the new American electric generation capacity that were added in the first five months of 2025 …” report ElecrektrekWith reference to new data from the American Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
“Solar has now added the largest source of new generating capacity that added every month, from September 2023, every month, every month.”
The 11,518 MW of solar added during the first five months of 2025 was 75.3% of the total new capacity placed into service… Between January and May, new wind provided 2,379 MW of capacity additions, accounting for 15.6% of all new capacity added during the first five months of 2025. For the First Five Months Of 2025, Solar and Wind Comprised 90.9% of New Capacity While Natural Gas (1.381 MW) Provided Just 9.0%; The remaining 0.1% came from oil (14 MW). Solar + Wind is 22.9% of the generating capacity in the field of utility scale.
The installed capacities of solar energy (11.1%) and wind (11.8%) are now each more than one tenth of the American total. All in all, they are 22.9% of the total available generating generating capacity in the field of the US. At least 25-30% of American solar capacity is in the form of small-scale (eg roof) systems that are Not reflected in Ferc’s data. Recording that extra solar capacity would bring the share of Solar + Wind to more than a quarter of the American total. With the absorption of hydropower (7.7%), biomass (1.1%) and geothermal (0.3%), renewable energy sources currently claim a share of 32.0%of the total generating capacity on the US Utility scale. If small -scale solar capacity is included, renewable energy sources are now about a third of the total American generating capacity …
In summary, the net new “high probability” capacity additions through all renewable energy sources in the next three years – the majority of the remaining time of the Trump administration – a total of 113,097 MW. There is no new nuclear capacity in Ferc’s three -year prediction, while coal and oil are expected to wither 24,913 MW and 1,907 MW, respectively … If the current “high probability” addictions of Ferc are delivered on 1 May 2028, Solar Capacity will be entered. Wind would yield an extra 12.7% of the total. Thus each would be larger than coal (12.2%) and considerably more than nuclear energy or hydropower (7.2%each). In fact, assuming the current growth rates will continue, the installed capacity of solar energy on utilities that will probably surpass from coal or wind within two years …
At the end of 2024, the mix of all renewable energy sources accounted for 30.96% of the total generating capacity. Only on solar energy was 10.19%, while the wind was 11.68%. By the end of May, the share of Renewables had risen to 31.98% with solar energy in 11.13% and wind at 11.80%.
Ferc also says That 43 “units” of solar energy of a total of 1,515 Megawatt (MW) were taken into use in May, according to the article, “good for 58.7% of all new generating capacity that was added during the month.”
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