Solar and battery storage projects account for over 80% of new capacity entering U.S. interconnection queues. When combined with wind energy, these three technologies represent 95% of all active capacity in the queues, with solar and battery storage dominating at over 1 TW each and wind contributing 360 GW.
For the specific combination of solar + battery storage (excluding wind):
- Solar alone exceeds 1 TW in the queues (exact percentage not specified but likely ~40-50% of total 2.6 TW)
- Battery storage also exceeds 1 TW (another ~40-50%)
- Total solar + storage likely represents ~80%+ of the 2.6 TW total (based on “over 80% of new capacity” in queues, with older data showing similar dominance).
Exact combined percentage for solar + battery storage is not explicitly stated in the sources, but context suggests it constitutes the overwhelming majority of the 95% renewable/storage share (with wind making up the balance). Most storage is paired with solar in hybrid projects, further blurring the distinction.
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