Solar and Battery Storage to Drive New Generation in 2025: EIA
According to a report from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the U.S. is expected to add 63 GW of utility-scale generation capacity in 2025, with a remarkable 81% of this capacity stemming from solar and battery storage.
The EIA noted, “In 2024, generators added a record 30 GW of utility-scale solar to the U.S. grid, which accounted for 61% of capacity additions that year.” The agency anticipates this upward trend will persist into 2025, projecting an additional 32.5 GW of new utility-scale solar capacity.
Texas (11.6 GW) and California (2.9 GW) are expected to contribute significantly, together accounting for nearly half of the new utility-scale solar capacity in 2025.
This report comes amidst a backdrop of uncertainty surrounding renewable energy investments, particularly after recent political developments. In 2024, power providers achieved a record addition of 10.3 GW in new battery storage capacity, and the EIA forecasts this figure could nearly double to 18.2 GW in 2025.
The remaining portion of the anticipated 63 GW will consist of 4.4 GW from natural gas and 7.7 GW from wind energy. It’s noteworthy that just 5.1 GW of wind capacity was added in 2024, marking the smallest increase since 2014. The EIA predicts that Texas, Wyoming, and Massachusetts will contribute to nearly half of the wind capacity additions in 2025. Notably, two large offshore wind projects are expected to commence this year: the 800-megawatt Vineyard Wind 1 in Massachusetts and the 715-megawatt Revolution Wind in Rhode Island.
As the renewable energy sector evolves, it remains to be seen how these developments will influence the future landscape of energy generation in the U.S.
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