Quarterly Solar Industry Update

Each quarter, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory conducts the Quarterly Solar Industry Update, a presentation of technical trends within the solar industry.

2024 Apr 27

Solar Power by Country 2025

Data and analysis including a list of solar power in every country in the world, countries with the most solar power, and countries that generate the highest percentage of their electricity from

2025 Jun 29

Quarterly Solar Industry Update

Each quarter, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory conducts the Quarterly Solar Industry Update, a presentation of technical

2024 Dec 01

The National Impact of 30 Million Solar Homes: A

This report documents the economic impacts of the new and expanded federal programs of the 30 Million Solar Homes initiative. These programs

2025 May 02

The National Impact of 30 Million Solar Homes: A Vision for an

This report documents the economic impacts of the new and expanded federal programs of the 30 Million Solar Homes initiative. These programs would rapidly deploy more than 150 gigawatts

2024 Oct 16

PVWatts Calculator

Estimates the energy production and cost of energy of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) energy systems throughout the world. It allows homeowners, small building owners, installers and

2025 Jun 19

What is a Megawatt? MW to kW Conversions,

Learn what a megawatt (MW) means, how to convert MW to kW/W, and discover how 1 MW powers homes, industries, and solar

2025 Jul 31

Green Power Equivalency Calculator

NREL''s PVWatts calculator calculates that a 1017.14 kW PV system in Kansas City, MO would produce 1,455,726 kWh/Year (NREL 2024c). Note: Due to rounding,

2025 Dec 22

Solar power in the United States

OverviewSolar potentialHistorySolar photovoltaic powerConcentrated solar power (CSP)Government supportSee alsoFurther reading

Solar power includes solar farms as well as local distributed generation, mostly on rooftops and increasingly from community solar arrays. In 2024, utility-scale solar power generated 219.8 terawatt-hours (TWh) in the United States. Total solar generation that year, including estimated small-scale photovoltaic generation, was 303.8 TWh. As of the end of 2024, the United States had 239 gigawatts (G

2025 Mar 20