Global Solar Growth Set to Slow for First Time, BNEF Says

Solar installations are set to slow next year for the first time since the industry emerged as a global force two decades ago, as policy shifts and saturation in major markets temper demand.

Spring 2025 Solar Industry Update

At the end of 2024, solar was the second-largest source of U.S. generation capacity, though still a growing percentage of the U.S. electric generation mix. In 2024, solar represented

Global solar power grows 31% as renewable energies outpace coal

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new

U.S. Solar Market Slows As Policy Uncertainty Grows

Forecasts for solar deployment from 2025 to 2030 have been revised downward by 4 to 18 percent due to policy changes or regulatory risk. Concerns are growing about permitting reform

Green energy gets switched off as power systems fail to keep up

Wind and solar farms are wasting energy at rising rates by stopping production because there is not enough capacity to transport or store the electricity when demand is not high enough to

The surprising countries pulling off stunningly fast clean

But, globally, the use of renewable energy is on the rise — and several countries are shifting to solar faster than anyone thought possible.

The momentum of the solar energy transition

Overall, in 72% of the simulations done for robustness testing, solar makes up more than 50% of power generation in 2050. This suggests that solar dominance is not only possible but also...

Solar power generation drives electricity generation growth over the

Almost 70 gigawatts (GW) of new solar generating capacity projects are scheduled to come online in 2026 and 2027, which represents a 49% increase in U.S. solar operating capacity

Solar''s growth in US almost enough to offset rising energy use

As of yesterday''s data release by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), which covers the first nine months of 2025, total electricity demand has risen by 2.3 percent. That

US clean energy capacity growth gets slower but wider in 2025

The pace of new capacity of U.S. solar, wind and battery systems has slowed nationally and in key states this year, hurting clean energy sector sentiment.