Clean Energy Powers America

The US added a record-setting 48.7 GW of clean power to the grid in 2024, up 33% from the previous record set in 2023. 

Solar installations surged to 33.3 GW, while battery storage saw its first double-digit year with 11.3 GW installed. The offshore wind industry also commissioned South Fork Wind, the largest U.S. offshore wind project to date at 132 MW. 

Twenty states generated more than 16% of their electricity from wind and utility-scale solar, while 26 states generated at least 10% from these clean power resources. 

The industry’s economic ripple effect creates another 309,000 jobs indirectly supported through the supply chain—people who provide materials, equipment, and services the industry relies on— and an additional 630,000 induced jobs—like teachers, restaurant staff, healthcare workers, and others whose work is supported by the money flowing into local communities. 

For every worker directly employed in clean power, the industry supports 0.7 jobs in upstream (supply chain) activities and 1.4 jobs resulting from additional economic activity driven by spending from wages earned by workers. 

California leads with 341,000 clean energy jobs, followed by Texas with 126,000 jobs. Nevada has the highest concentration of clean energy jobs relative to population at 1.49%. 

The clean power industry invested a record $70 billion in new projects in 2024. That’s more annual investment than the entire U.S. auto industry typically makes in factories and equipment each year. 

Solar led with $46 billion (up 53% year-over-year), while battery storage investment grew 31% to $17 billion. 

American clean power investments generate around $4 billion annually in state and local taxes and land lease payment revenues, directly benefitting the communities around them. 

Cumulatively, the industry has invested over $600 billion in clean power.  

Texas attracted the highest investment at over $20 billion, followed by California ($9 billion) and Arizona ($4.5 billion). Relative to economic size, Wyoming, New Mexico, Nevada, and Mississippi saw the highest investment intensity. 

The industry commissioned 45 new or expanded manufacturing facilities in 2024—with 84% located in red states. There are now 193 primary manufacturing plants serving the clean power industry nationwide. 

This manufacturing renaissance has accelerated dramatically since the passage of federal energy tax credits, with planned manufacturing facilities and expansions more than doubling. 

The U.S. has 186 additional clean power manufacturing facilities in the pipeline, representing investments exceeding $136 billion and poised to create over 91,000 direct manufacturing jobs. 

Total construction spending has almost tripled in the U.S. since 2020 and more than six times what it was 20 years ago. Clean energy manufacturing has boomed in unison with economy-wide construction spending since the passage of US infrastructure legislation. 

In 2024, 48 out of 50 U.S. states installed at least one utility-scale solar, wind, or storage project. Texas installed more capacity than the next three states combined. 

Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana joined the list of top states for clean power additions, each adding more than 700 MW. Kentucky multiplied its solar fleet five-fold, while Louisiana tripled its operational solar capacity. These economic decisions show how market forces are driving clean energy adoption nationwide. 

Republican-held congressional districts were home to 77% of clean power capacity installed in 2024, with 79% of the operational U.S. clean power fleet located in GOP districts. 

Power purchase agreement (PPA) announcements increased 56% in 2024, reaching 42.4 GW. Corporate buyers helped drive this growth, accounting for 39% of all new PPAs. 

Commercial & industrial purchasers have expanded their share of operating clean power, becoming the second largest purchaser group for clean power procurement, going from procuring 0% of operational capacity in 2000 to 25% in 2024. 

Companies are increasingly turning to clean power to secure price stability, enhance reliability, and meet sustainability goals while maintaining competitiveness. As data centers and manufacturing facilities drive unprecedented electricity demand growth, clean energy offers fast deployment timelines and predictable long-term costs. 

Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, and Google collectively contracted 11.3 GW of clean power in 2024—nearly matching the total clean power capacity installed across Florida, the nation’s fifth-largest clean power state. 

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