The State of Clean Energy Deployment in 2025

Highlights

Clean energy in the U.S. had a record-breaking year in 2024

• The U.S. added 47% more clean energy capacity in 2024 than in 2023
• 95% of capacity added in 2024 was carbon-free; solar and batteries made up 83% of new capacity
• Annual solar capacity additions rose by 65% in 2024

Solar grew fastest in Republican states in the South

• More than 25% of all solar was built in Texas; 35% of all planned future solar projects are in Texas
• Solar finally started growing in Republican states in the South like Arkansas, Missouri, and Louisiana
• Florida overtook California to become the second largest solar market (by annual capacity additions)

The U.S. added a record amount of new battery storage capacity

• California built the most storage capacity, followed closely by Texas
• New markets emerged in Arizona and Nevada with the addition of multiple megaprojects
• 70% of storage capacity was built in the top 4 states (CA, TX, AZ, NV)

Wind energy had another bad year

• Capacity additions were down 23% compared to 2023
• Historic wind leaders in the Great Plains failed to build new projects in 2024
• But wind developers expect to build 80% more capacity in 2025 than 2024

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