January 16, 2024--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects solar generation to be the leading source of growth in the U.S. power-generation mix in 2024 and 2025, increasing by 36 gigawatts (GW) and 43 GW of new generation, respectively, according to the agency's January Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO). The EIA expects this will boost solar to make up 6% of the total U.S. generation mix in 2024 and 7% in 2025, up from 4% in 2023.