Top 50 Operating Solar Portfolios: North America 2025

The US solar industry experienced an extraordinary year in 2024, building on the previous year's momentum. By Q3 2024, the nation’s cumulative solar capacity reached an impressive 209.8 GW, marking a significant expansion, especially in the utility-scale segment.1 Over the span of a year, from Q3 2023 to Q3 2024, the US added 47 GW of solar capacity. 24 GW of these additions came from utility-scale installations between Q1 and Q3 of 2024, highlighting the critical role of large-scale projects in the energy transition.

The solar sector’s accelerating pace of growth is highlighted by the fact that 67% of the newly added electricity generation capacity came from solar by the first half of 2024.2