Solar to surge 49% as EIA forecasts 70 GW of new capacity by 2027
Utility-scale solar is set to meet rising data center demand in the United States as generation in Texas nearly doubles and battery storage capacity in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) more than triples by 2027. January 20, 2026 Anne Fischer From pv magazine USA The US Energy Information Administration (EIA), Short-Term Energy Outlook of January 2026 finds that electricity generation in the United States totaled about 4,260 billion kWh in 2025. Additionally, EIA expects US elec...





