America''s Electricity Generating Capacity
In 2024, the United States had nearly 1.3 terawatts (TW) of generation capacity, as well as nearly 29,000 MW of energy storage, an 11,000 MW increase in energy storage in the past year. The
Nearly 11,000 MW of energy storage were added in 2024 to supplement generation capacity, increasing the total MW of energy storage 62% within the last year and 181% in the last two years. 15,306 MW of additional energy storage under preparation, testing, or construction are projected to come online in 2025.
Additionally, 15,306 MW of energy storage are scheduled to come online in 2025. The largest share of capacity slated to come online in 2025 is from solar facilities (74%). Wind capacity makes up the next largest portion of projected new capacity in 2025 at 18%, and natural gas makes up 7%.
Together, solar and battery storage account for 81% of the expected total capacity additions, with solar making up over 50% of the increase. Solar. In 2024, generators added a record 30 GW of utility-scale solar to the U.S. grid, accounting for 61% of capacity additions last year.
PSH capacity increased 1.4 GW over the past decade with 97% of this increase due to upgrades to the existing fleet. The United States currently has 43 PSH plants with an estimated energy storage capacity of 553 gigawatt-hours. These plants accounted for 96% of utility-scale energy storage capacity in 2022.
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