--- title: So much solar: Digging into the list of every US power... description: Data from the US Energy Information Administration shows 368 utility-scale power plants came online in the US during the first half of 2026. While the largest... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/so-much-solar-digging-into-the-list-of-every-us-power-plant-that-went-online-this-year-qql6koubl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: So much solar: Digging into the list of every US power plant that went online this year | daily.dev og:description: Data from the US Energy Information Administration shows 368 utility-scale power plants came online in the US during the first half of 2026. 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While the largest individual projects are legacy wind farms like SunZia (3,650 MW combined) and Vineyard Wind offshore, plus a 900-MW gas plant in Ohio, the broader trend is dominated by utility-scale solar (207 projects) and batteries (95 projects), signaling where near-term growth is concentrated even as onshore wind development has slowed. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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