In a first, Utah got more power from solar than any other source
Reported bySquirrel News ↗·Sourced by Goodlede
Utah's solar generation eclipsed all other electricity sources for the first time in May 2026, producing nearly 1 terawatt hour and representing nearly a third of all electricity generated that month. The shift was driven by large solar farms coming online in recent years: the 2,500-acre Green River Energy Center (400 MW solar, 400 MW storage, operational spring 2026), Excelsior Energy's Faraday Solar project (685 MW, operational fall 2025), and the Elektron Solar Project (80 MW, operational June 2024). Solar now supports nearly 8,000 jobs in Utah across 132 solar companies.
May 2026 was a single month; year-round patterns may differ. Long-term sustainability depends on storage and grid infrastructure scaling.
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