Total installed capacity of solar has officially surpassed wind energy capacity in the U.S. as the technology continues its 27-month streak as the leading source of new additions to the grid, ...

Solar has become the largest renewable source of installed power capacity in the United States, surpassing wind after 27 ...

Year on year, Chile has seen more solar PV capacity curtailed (2.7TWh) than generation added (2.3TWh) in 2024.Image: ACERA. Chile has curtailed a record 5,909GWh of solar PV and wind power in 2024, up ...

Solar, wind, and batteries are set to supply virtually all net new US generating capacity in 2026, according to the latest ...

Three years ago, a massive spinning blade flew off a towering turbine at Portland General Electric’s flagship wind farm in Sherman County, bringing scrutiny to the many maintenance problems, safety ...

In its latest monthly column for pv magazine, the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) explains how Australia’s rapid expansion of solar and wind energy has not increased wholesale electricity ...

EIA’s latest monthly “Electric Power Monthly” report (with data through July 31, 2025), once again confirms that solar is the fastest growing among the major sources of US electricity. In July alone, ...

Changes in equipment costs, interest rates, and power prices have resulted in a large shift in PPA prices globally in recent years. On the cost side, breakeven prices for solar PV and onshore wind ...

Solar accounted for 72% of new electrical generating capacity on the U.S. grid for the first 10 months of 2025, according to a review of FERC data by the ...