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So much solar: Digging into the list of every US power plant that went online this year
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Solar and Batteries Dominate New U.S. Power Plants in 2026
The first half of 2026 delivered a stark message about America’s electricity future. Solar and battery storage projects flooded the grid. They left natural gas and wind in the dust. Numbers Tell the Story Some 368 utility-scale power plants came online between January and June. Utility-scale solar led with 207 projects totaling 11,458 megawatts. Batteries followed with 95 projects and 8,207 megawatts. Onshore wind managed just nine projects. But…
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So much solar: Digging into the list of every US power plant that went online this year
Utility-scale solar leads by a mile, followed by batteries. Fossil fuels, not so much.
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