Utility-scale capacity & growth from EIA Inventory of Operable Generators — current through 2026-03, with an
OpenStreetMap mapped-coverage overlay. Click a state for detail.
US utility-scale build-out over time — press play
Every operating US utility-scale solar plant in EIA's inventory, appearing in its operating year; dots sized by capacity. Current through 2026-03 — watch the build-out explode after 2020.
Utility-scale capacity by state (EIA)
National cumulative growth
GW installed · all PV IRENA 2024
GW utility-scale EIA, to 2026-03
states pulled OSM detail
Headline total is all installed PV (utility + rooftop), from IRENA via Our World in Data (2024) — the same source the Global page uses, so the US figure matches there. The per-state map, build-out animation and table below are utility-scale generators only (EIA, to 2026-03); rooftop isn't in that inventory, which is why the all-PV total is higher.
State detail — click a header to sort; states with coverage link to their map