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So much solar: Digging into the list of every US power plant that went online this year

Saturday, August 15, 2026


Utility-scale solar accounted for the largest share of US power plant capacity additions this year, followed by battery storage systems, according to data on plants that began operations. Fossil fuel plants made up a smaller portion of new capacity additions.

Original reporting: https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/so-much-solar-digging-into-the-list-of-every-us-power-plant-that-went-online-this-year/

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