The Energy Information Administration’s “Electric Power Monthly” report through November 30, 2025, indicates that solar PV remains the fastest growing source of new electricity, according to an analysis by the SUN DAY Campaign.
Credit: NextEra Energy
Despite policy headwinds, utility-scale solar generation increased nearly 34% in November 2025 compared to the previous year. Combined with small-scale solar installations, such as rooftop projects, output accounted for 7.2% of the United States’ electricity, compared to 5.9% in 2024.
Wind and solar provide almost one-fifth of total U.S. electrical generation — a larger share than that provided by either coal or nuclear power.
During the first 11 months of 2025, electrical generation by wind plus utility- and small-scale solar increased by 12.2% and provided almost one fifth (19.0%) of the U.S. total, up from 17.3% during the first 11 months of 2024. The combination of wind and solar provided 16.9% more electricity than did coal during the first 11 months of this year, and 10.1% more than the nation’s nuclear power plants.
The mix of all renewables (wind, solar, hydropower, biomass and geothermal) produced 8.7% more electricity from January to November than they did a year ago and provided 25.7% of total U.S. electricity production compared to 24.3% twelve months earlier.
Renewables’ share of electrical generation is now second to only that of natural gas whose electrical output dropped by 3.7% during the first 11 months of 2025.
Between January 1 and November 30, 2025, utility-scale solar capacity grew by 22,237.2 MW while an additional 5,460.5 MW was provided by small-scale solar. EIA expects another 37,156.6 MW of solar capacity to be added in the next 12 months.
Battery storage grew by 49.4% since the beginning of the year and added 13,357.0 MW of new capacity. EIA reported that planned battery capacity additions during the next 12 months total 21,502.2 MW.
“For more than a year now, members of the Trump Administration have sought to stop the growth of wind and solar … and have failed,” said Ken Bossong, the SUN DAY Campaign’s executive director. “Perhaps it is time for them to finally recognize renewable energy’s unstoppable growth and either get with the program or else just get out of the way.”
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