January to August added U.S. capacity

FERC’s most recent monthly report says that the U.S. added 26GW of capacity from January to August 2025. That’s up from 24GW in 2024 during the same time. 19GW of this is new solar capacity.

Large renewable projects that began operating include Hecate Energy’s 517-MW Outpost solar and storage project in Webb County, Texas.