Electrek iconElectrekSep 10, 2026

US solar can now power 50M homes – and red states led the boom

The US achieved a pretty big solar milestone in Q2 2026: it now has enough installed capacity to generate clean electricity equivalent to that used by more than 50 million homes.

US solar can now power 50M homes – and red states led the boom

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The US achieved a pretty big solar milestone in Q2 2026: it now has enough installed capacity to generate clean electricity equivalent to that used by more than 50 million homes.

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The US achieved a pretty big solar milestone in Q2 2026: it now has enough installed capacity to generate clean electricity equivalent to that used by more than 50 million homes. That's more than one-third of all US households.

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That's more than one-third of all US households.

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