This comprehensive report is part of IEA PVPS Task 1, which aims to promote and facilitate the exchange of information on the technical, economic, and social aspects of PV power systems.
The utility-scale data covers all operating solar farm phases with capacities of 1 megawatt (MW) or more and all announced, pre-construction, construction, and shelved projects with capacities greater than
Solar PV generation increased by a record 320 TWh (up 25%) in 2023, reaching over 1 600 TWh. It demonstrated the largest absolute generation growth of all renewable technologies in 2023.
At the end of 2022, global CSP capacity reached approximately 6.4 GW, with 1.3 GW under construction. The leading 10 markets in terms of cumulative capacity remained relatively unchanged
Employing statistical analyses of empirical generation and emission records, we can infer impacts for regions with greater solar generation share (shown in graph).
Aerial photograph of Ivanpah Solar Power Facility Power tower 2 of the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System under construction. The heliostat mirrors on the truck are awaiting installation.
There are now 262 gigawatts direct-current of solar capacity installed nationwide, enough to power 45 million homes. In the last decade, solar deployments have experienced an average annual growth
The U.S. is still on track to build a record amount of new solar capacity this year, even as the Trump administration works to obstruct renewables.
The PV facility records are collected from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), position-verified and digitized from aerial imagery, and checked for quality. EIA facility data are supplemented
Estimated small scale solar photovoltaic generation and small scale solar photovoltaic capacity are based on data from Form EIA-861M, Form EIA-861 and from estimation methods
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