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Texas overtook California in 2025 as the top U.S. utility-scale solar producer…

2026-07-12 · 14:27 UTC ·@bgurley ·1 min read

Brief

@bgurley highlights a Texas Dispatch/Texas2036 analysis showing Texas overtook California in 2025 as the leading U.S. utility‑scale solar producer — a 730,000% increase since 2010 and now nearly one‑fifth of national utility‑scale solar output after a 25‑year climb from a single Austin array. He warns policy should prioritize real outcomes over performative gestures that waste money.

Why it matters

Texas overtook California in 2025 as the top U.S. utility-scale solar producer, per Texas 2036/Texas Dispatch; Texas grew more than 730,000% since 2010 and now provides nearly one-fifth (~20%) of U.S. utility-scale solar generation.

Key details

  • @bgurley argues policy should be judged by actual outcomes rather than performative claims, asserting performative commitments 'waste real $$' and urging readers to inspect the detailed analysis.
  • The report documents a 25-year climb from a single darkened array in Austin to Texas’s current national leadership in utility-scale solar — 'from last to first.'
Source evidence

Worth a read (especially the details) if you care about policy and true impact. It’s not what one claims to care about (which is performative & wastes real $$) — it’s what actually happens that matters. From last to first.

The Texas Dispatch (@Texas_Dispatch)

Texas has overtaken California to become the nation’s top producer of utility-scale solar power, capping a 25-year climb from a single darkened array in Austin to nearly one-fifth of all U.S. utility-scale solar generation, according to an analysis from @Texas2036. buff.ly/8X2OSCh

Link

Texas Surpasses California in Utility-Scale Solar, Texas 2036 Finds

Texas overtook California in 2025 as the top U.S. utility-scale solar producer, with growth of more than 730,000% since 2010, a Texas 2036 analysis finds.
thetexasdispatch.com

— https://nitter.net/Texas_Dispatch/status/2076064087423746477#m