U.S. Solar Kicks Off 2026 with Nearly $9 Billion of Development

The U.S. has now seen more gigawatts (GW) of solar energy installed in 2025 than in the previous year, according to the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). While renewable energy is facing much less receptive leadership in Washington, D.C., many states continue to support new developments for solar plants and accompanying battery energy-storage system (BESS) units.Industrial Info is tracking more than $8.8 billion worth of solar power-generation projects across the U.S. that it est