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California has by far the greatest installed capacity of solar photovoltaic (PV) power of any U.S. state. As of March 2025, the Golden State had a cumulative solar power capacity of over gigawatts. Texas followed with a capacity of roughly gigawatts. Both U.S. states also had the largest solar PV capacity additions in 2024. 

Solar power across the U.S.

Solar power accounts for around **** percent of the total electricity generated in the United States. Since the turn of the century, the solar PV capacity installed in the North American country has experienced exponential growth, surpassing *** gigawatts as of 2024, which is enough to power the equivalent of ** million average homes in the country. Even though the U.S. energy mix is still dominated by fossil fuels, renewable sources are forecast to grow in the upcoming years.

Employment in the U.S. solar market

The solar sector is an incubator for job growth across the United States. Over the last decade, employment figures in the U.S. solar market have increased nearly threefold. More than ** people worked in the solar industry in 2023, with the state of California concentrating the largest solar workforce in the country.