Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that 6 gigawatts (GW) of distributed solar have been installed across New York, marking the early achievement of the State's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act statutory goal a year ahead of schedule. How well-crafted state policy can drive decarbonization in an evolving energy transition. Our ability to rise to the herculean task before us – decarbonizing our electric grid – is growing. Electricity generation by the U. electric power sector totaled about 4,260 billion kilowatthours (BkWh) in 2025. In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we expect U. 6% in 2027, when it reaches an annual total of 4,423 BkWh. State Solar Carve-Out Programs - Learn about which states. Raleigh, NC – (July 16, 2025) The NC Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) released its Q2 2025 edition of The 50 States of Solar. 18 trillion kilowatt-hours of total electricity at utility-scale power generation facilities, with renewable energy sources contributing roughly 21% of this total and solar power making up 3.