America Adds 11.7 GW of New Solar Capacity in Q3 – Third Largest Quarter on Record

America’s solar industry “just delivered another huge quarter,” reports Electrek, “installing 11.7 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in Q3 2025. That makes it the third-largest quarter on record and pushes total solar additions this year past 30 GW…”

According to the new “US Solar Market Insight Q4 2025″ report from Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, 85% of all new power added to the grid during the first nine months of the Trump administration…