Around 33 gigawatts (GW) of new solar electric generation capacity are expected to be added in the United States in 2025, which would make solar account for over half of all new electricity generation capacity scheduled for this year, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in an Aug. 20 statement.
In the first half of the year, 12 GW of solar capacity was added, the agency said. Another 21 GW are set to be added in the second half.
According to the energy agency, 64 GW of total electric generation is expected to be brought online this year. As such, 33 GW in solar capacity will represent 51.5 percent of all the new additions….