3 TW threshold broken
≈ 570 million homes powered
world’s installed solar capacity hit 3.0 TW — up 3.0× since 2022
Vs. other sources, worldwide
2022 → 2026
Fossil fuels4.5 → 4.6 TW
Solar1.0 → 3.0 TW
Hydropower1.3 → 1.3 TW
Wind0.9 → 1.3 TW
Nuclear0.4 → 0.4 TW
Sources: BloombergNEF (solar) and IRENA (other sources, 2022 & 2025). Fossil = coal + gas + oil. Homes: SEIA/NREL, ≈190/MW.