Half of New Electric Generation in 2025 Will Come From Solar: EIA Forecasts

The forecast comes as the Trump administration is cutting down funding for solar projects.

Solar panels are mounted on the roof of the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles on Sept. 5, 2018. Mario Tama/Getty Images

Around 33 gigawatts (GW) of new solar electric generation capacity are expected to be added in the United States in 2025, which would make solar account for over half of all new electricity generation capacity scheduled for this year, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in an Aug. 20 statement.

In the first half of the year, 12 GW of solar capacity was added, the agency said. Another 21 GW are set to be added in the second half.