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Renewables accounted for more than 90% of the new electricity generating capacity added in the US last year .
Solar energy alone accounted for over 81% of new capacity in December 2024 , with the total coming in at 90.5% for the year .
President Trump single-handedly dealt a lethal blow to the US offshore wind industry when he froze federal offshore leases.
FERC expresses a “high probability” that new additions of solar capacity will total more than 9.1 gigawatts between now and December 2027 , with wind coming in second with more than 2.3 gigawatts.
EIA anticipates another 26 gigawatts of utility-scale solar this year and 22 more in 2026 .
Solar ’s share of U.S. generating capacity is now 10x greater than a decade ago .
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