Largest solar developers in the US by attributed capacity
NextEra Energy ranks first among US solar developers in the FieldProspects database by attributed capacity, with 138 solar projects totaling 26.8 GW. Invenergy is second with 18.8 GW. The ranking covers only the 3,655 of 11,790 solar projects (31%) that have a developer attributed.
Data as of
| Developer | Attributed solar projects | Attributed capacity | Share of all solar capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. NextEra Energy | 138 | 26.8 GW | 3.6% |
| 2. Invenergy | 100 | 18.8 GW | 2.6% |
| 3. Intersect Power | 26 | 11.9 GW | 1.6% |
| 4. EDF Renewables | 49 | 8.8 GW | 1.2% |
| 5. AES Clean Energy | 79 | 8.3 GW | 1.1% |
| 6. Hecate Energy | 22 | 7.8 GW | 1.1% |
| 7. Avantus | 29 | 7.5 GW | 1% |
| 8. EDP Renewables | 52 | 7.4 GW | 1% |
| 9. TotalEnergies | 30 | 6.8 GW | 0.9% |
| 10. Leeward Energy | 40 | 6.7 GW | 0.9% |
| 11. Cypress Creek Renewables | 58 | 6.5 GW | 0.9% |
| 12. BrightNight | 14 | 6.4 GW | 0.9% |
| 13. RWE | 38 | 6.3 GW | 0.9% |
| 14. Engie | 54 | 6 GW | 0.8% |
| 15. Doral Renewables | 18 | 6 GW | 0.8% |
This ranking covers only solar projects with a developer attributed: 3,655 of 11,790 (31%). A company with large solar holdings that the database does not attribute to it is understated, or missing.
| Developer | Attributed solar projects | Attributed capacity | Average per project |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. NextEra Energy | 138 | 26.8 GW | 193.9 MW |
| 2. Invenergy | 100 | 18.8 GW | 188.3 MW |
| 3. AES Clean Energy | 79 | 8.3 GW | 105.6 MW |
| 4. Silicon Ranch | 71 | 2.9 GW | 41.2 MW |
| 5. Florida Power & Light | 70 | 5.2 GW | 74.5 MW |
| 6. Generate Capital | 70 | 261.9 MW | 3.7 MW |
| 7. Pivot Energy | 67 | 197.8 MW | 3 MW |
| 8. Dimension Energy | 65 | 264.5 MW | 4.1 MW |
| 9. Cypress Creek Renewables | 58 | 6.5 GW | 112.9 MW |
| 10. Engie | 54 | 6 GW | 111.1 MW |
| Projects counted | Solar projects | With a developer | Share of projects | Share of capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planned | 3,475 | 2,110 | 60.7% | 62.3% |
| Operating | 8,315 | 1,545 | 18.6% | 43.1% |
| Planned and operating | 11,790 | 3,655 | 31% | 57.9% |
How to read this ranking
The ranking counts solar generating units, and a plant can be made of several units. Of 11,790 solar units in the database, 3,655 have a developer recorded. Those units hold 57.9% of solar capacity, so the attributed set leans toward larger projects. 566 companies appear in it, and the first table shows the top 15.
Attribution is far stronger for the pipeline than for the installed fleet: 2,110 of 3,475 planned solar units name a developer (60.7%), against 1,545 of 8,315 operating units (18.6%). Read the table as a ranking of attributed projects, not as market share.
Count and capacity give different orders. By capacity NextEra Energy leads with 26.8 GW across 138 units. By project count the top three are NextEra Energy (138), Invenergy (100) and AES Clean Energy (79). Pivot Energy has 67 attributed solar units but 197.8 MW, about 3 MW a unit, so a count alone would overstate its scale.
The table stops at company totals. Which projects make up each total, where they are, and who works at each company are in the database.
What is a solar developer?
A solar developer is the company that plans a solar project and takes it through permitting and interconnection. In this ranking a project counts toward a developer only when the database records that company as its developer; projects with no developer recorded are in no company total.
Source. U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860M and ISO/RTO interconnection queues, compiled by FieldProspects.
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