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US Solar Sees 7% Decline in Q1 2025 with 10.8 GW Installed

Solar accounted for 69% of all new electricity-generating capacity in the quarter

June 10, 2025

/ Arjun Joshi
/ Markets & Policy, Solar
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The U.S. solar industry installed 10.8 GW of capacity in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025. Despite declining both 43% quarterly and 7% annually, this was the fourth-best quarter on record, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q2 2025 report released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.

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