Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory compiled and synthesized empirical data on the U. utility-scale solar sector. . In the last decade, solar deployments have experienced an average annual growth rate of 28%. Strong federal policies like the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC), rapidly declining installation costs, and increasing demand for clean electricity across the private and public sector have driven this. . The number of Americans employed in the U. solar energy industry more than doubled in a period of 12 years, growing to 263,882 solar energy workers as of December 2022. Texas installed more solar capacity in 2023 than any other state, with California following closely behind. The focus is on ground-mounted systems larger than 5M AC, including photovoltaic (PV) standalone and PV+battery hybrid projects (smaller projects are covered in Berkeley Lab's. . Solar power has been growing rapidly in the U. for the past decade, and there are now more than 160 gigawatts of solar panels installed across the country. Here are some quick statistics about solar energy in the United States: Note: Data from U. In that same year, solar energy accounted for 55 percent of new electricity-generating capacity additions in the North American country. Of the total solar capacity. . The US solar industry installed 11. 7 gigawatts direct current (GWdc) of capacity in Q3 2025, a 20% increase from Q3 2024, a 49% increase from Q2 2025, and the third largest quarter for deployment in the industry's history. Following a low second quarter, the industry is ramping up as the end of. .
