US solar can now power 50M homes – and red states led the boom
Utility-scale projects drove the gain as developers rushed to meet a July tax-credit deadline, while rooftop solar faced a federal credit expiration.
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Installed Solar Power Now Enough For 50 Million US Homes - CleanTechnica
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US solar can now power 50M homes – and red states led the boom
The US achieved a pretty big solar milestone in Q2 2026: it now has enough installed capacity to generate clean electricity equivalent to that used by more than 50 million homes. That’s more than one-third of all US households. more…
The US solar industry incorporated 11.4 GWdc of new power generation capacity during the second quarter of 2026, 45% more than in the same period of the previous year.
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