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Tracks global solar deployment and forecasts
Almost every new power plant that switched on in the United States this year runs on sunlight or stores it. An Inside Climate News review of federal data found that large-scale solar and batteries made up roughly 91% of new grid capacity added in the first part of 2026.
Updated Aug 13
Forecasts continued rapid growth
Somewhere in early 2026, a technician bolted a solar panel onto a roof or a field, and the total amount of solar power humans have installed passed 3 terawatts. Nobody rang a bell. But that panel finished a job that took the previous one 68 years to start.
Updated Aug 5
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