Solar & Battery Storage Is Up in 2025
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects significant growth in U.S. utility-scale generation in 2025, with 63 GW of new capacity expected—an almost 30% increase over 2024. Solar and battery storage will dominate, accounting for 81% of the additions, with Texas and California leading in solar expansion. Battery storage capacity is also set to nearly double, while wind additions will increase modestly, and natural gas will contribute a smaller share.
Despite this growth, the renewable energy sector faces uncertainty under the Trump administration due to frozen Inflation Reduction Act funding, new tariffs, and potential elimination of clean energy tax credits. Offshore wind projects on the East Coast, such as Vineyard Wind 1 in Massachusetts and Revolution Wind in Rhode Island, are moving forward, but future developments may be affected by halted permitting. These projects will provide power to hundreds of thousands of homes but have faced technical setbacks, such as turbine blade failures.
We wrote an article for July's issue of Oil & Energy Magazine that delves into the details around developments in solar and battery storage, you can read that article in its entirety here: Solar and Battery Storage will Lead New Generation This Year
