{"id":67919,"date":"2025-09-03T10:00:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cleanpower.org\/?post_type=press_release&#038;p=67919"},"modified":"2025-09-08T10:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:34:09","slug":"clean-power-quarterly-market-report-q2-2025","status":"publish","type":"press_release","link":"https:\/\/cleanpower.org\/news\/clean-power-quarterly-market-report-q2-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Federal Chaos Sparks Warning Signs for Clean Energy Investment, According to Q2 Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-67939 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cleanpower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-02-091735.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1295\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cleanpower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-02-091735.png 1295w, https:\/\/cleanpower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-02-091735-540x216.png 540w, https:\/\/cleanpower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-02-091735-1024x410.png 1024w, https:\/\/cleanpower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-02-091735-150x60.png 150w, https:\/\/cleanpower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-02-091735-768x307.png 768w, https:\/\/cleanpower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-02-091735-375x150.png 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1295px) 100vw, 1295px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW193577005 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193577005 BCX0\">WASHINGTON<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193577005 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193577005 BCX0\"> D<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193577005 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193577005 BCX0\">C<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193577005 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193577005 BCX0\">, September 3, 2025<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW193577005 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193577005 BCX0\"> \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cleanpower.org\/resources\/clean-power-quarterly-market-report-q2-2025\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Clean Power Quarterly Market Report<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> today, showing U.S. developers deployed over 11 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale solar, wind, and energy storage capacity worth $15.2 billion in investment in Q2 of 2025. While this brings the total operating capacity of clean power in the U.S. to over 332 GW, it represents less than a 1% increase over Q2 2024 amidst concerning signs for the industry. The clean power development pipeline showed virtually no growth (expanding by less than 100 MW to 184.5 GW), solar installations declined 23% in the first half of 2025, and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) plummeted\u2014early indicators of federal policy attacks and fluctuating trade policy undermining American energy security and economic growth.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW49128884 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49128884 BCX0\">&#8220;America&#8217;s clean energy industry continues to add much needed power to the grid. Unfortunately, federal policy obstacles and restrictive mandates are threatening hundreds of billions in planned energy investment,&#8221; said <\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW49128884 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49128884 BCX0\">ACP CEO Jason Grumet<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW49128884 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49128884 BCX0\">. &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeClicked CommentHighlightClicked SCXW49128884 BCX0\">The uncertainty created by new bureaucratic delays and unclear demands is having a chilling effect on the pipeline for future energy projects, stalling growth precisely when our nation needs more energy to power a growing economy.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP CommentHighlightPipeClicked SCXW49128884 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Stable Policy Environment Necessary for Investment<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Federal policy actions from nearly every department and an unstable tariff environment have led to a drop in clean power purchasing and planning for the future\u2014despite skyrocketing demand nationwide. The first half of 2025 saw 32% less capacity being contracted through PPAs than the first half of 2024. Battery storage PPA announcements were down 88% from Q1 to Q2, with wind announcements down 93%. Corporate wind and solar PPA prices also surged 6% quarter-over-quarter, and 8% year-over-year, reflecting the instability of the purchasing environment. Immense industry uncertainty led to stalled growth of procurements during the second quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter, as developers and purchasers awaited further clarity on changes to tax credit guidance and attempted to budget with shifting trade agreements. \u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Key Highlights<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Total Installed Capacity<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">: As of June 30, the U.S. had 330+ GW of clean power capacity in operation, enough to power more than 81 million homes.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Procurement Falls Dramatically: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The first half of 2025 saw a 32% decrease in capacity being contracted through PPAs compared to the first half of 2024. Other types of agreements are down 48%, compared to the first half of 2024. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Project Pipeline Growth Stagnates<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">:<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">The clean power pipeline sat at 184,500 MW at the end of Q2, up only 100 MW from the end of the first quarter of 2025.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Storage Continues to Climb:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Developers added over 6.5 GW in the first half of 2025, 63% more than the first half of 2024.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Construction Goes Forward: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">At midyear 2025, developers reported that 83,403 MW of projects were under construction, spanning 580 projects. Construction activity was highest in Texas (21 GW) followed by Arizona (7.8 GW), California (7.2 GW), New Mexico (4.8 GW) and Wyoming (4.1 GW).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Major Growth in Arizona<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">: Arizona became the latest state to surpass 10 GW of clean power installed, after adding 1,220 MW of new solar capacity and 1,369 MW of new storage capacity in the quarter. The state now hosts the third-largest storage fleet and fifth-largest utility-scale solar capacity in the country, as well as the second-largest clean power pipeline after Texas.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">States Rely on Solar: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Texas, Indiana, Arkansas, Kansas, and Michigan added mostly new solar, while Illinois was the only state in the quarterly top ten to add mostly wind capacity.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Power Doesn\u2019t Need to be Political: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Eight of the top ten states for Q2 clean power additions voted Republican in the most recent presidential election.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Clean Energy Keeps Utility Bills Affordable and Power Reliable\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW187421892 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187421892 BCX0\">\u00a0\u201cClean energy is the fastest-to-deploy energy resource. With demand for electricity at historic highs, Americans cannot afford policies that limit power production and raise household electricity bills,\u201d added Grumet. \u201cThe U.S. must support all forms of energy.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW187421892 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A public version of the report is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cleanpower.org\/resources\/clean-power-quarterly-market-report-q2-2025\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">available on the ACP website<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, with the full report and underlying datasets available exclusively to ACP members.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; WASHINGTON, D.C., September 3, 2025 \u2013 The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released its Clean Power Quarterly Market Report today, showing U.S. developers deployed over 11 gigawatts (GW) of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":356,"featured_media":40910,"template":"","press_release_tech":[2561,2562,2563,2565],"coauthors":[2784],"class_list":["post-67919","press_release","type-press_release","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","press_release_tech-offshore-wind","press_release_tech-land-based-wind","press_release_tech-solar","press_release_tech-storage"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cleanpower.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_release\/67919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cleanpower.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cleanpower.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press_release"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cleanpower.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cleanpower.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_release\/67919\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cleanpower.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cleanpower.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"press_release_tech","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cleanpower.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_release_tech?post=67919"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cleanpower.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=67919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}