There is no question that AI is changing the way we access information across renewable energy projects in 2025. At Enverus, we are leading the energy industry in AI applications, ranging from how we can help our customers get answers faster to how we can gather and verify new data more efficiently. Using Enverus Instant Analyst™, powered by Generative AI, it has never been easier to get data and answers around the energy industry. Our AI tool can quickly gather insights from our thousands of data sources and return exactly what you are looking for.
To explore the possibilities, I used Enverus PRISM® Instant Analyst to understand how our grid is expected to change in 2025. The tool helped me understand what renewable assets will be reaching operations this year.
First, I input the question: What are the 10 largest solar projects coming online in 2025?
While solar is taking the spotlight this year, wind energy continues to play a major role in the U.S. grid transformation. For a look at the top wind developers leading that charge, check out the top U.S. wind developers of 2022.
PRISM Instant Analyst will perform the following steps:
- Rephrase the question
- Pick relevant calculated fields
- Show relevant columns
- Create a plan
- Generate SQL
- Find relevant workbooks
- Summarize the answer
The PRISM Instant Analyst will clearly show the work and logic of the above steps taken to reach the solution so that the user can follow along and verify if the tool is interpreting the question as intended. The answer is summarized moments later in the following table.
We can ask a similar question; What are the 10 largest wind projects coming online in 2025?
The answer is summarized in the following table.
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Top Solar Projects Coming Online in 2025
- Coconino County (AZPS – Q255)
Capacity: 2,000 MW
Developer: Avantus
State: Arizona
Co-located Storage: Yes
- Navajo County (AZPS – Q275)
Capacity: 1,000 MW
State: Arizona
Co-located Storage: Yes
- Outpost Solar
Capacity: 629 MW
Developer: Hecate Energy & Repsol S.A.
State: Texas
Co-located Storage: Yes
- Black Creek Solar Power Plant
Capacity: 572.98 MW
Developer: Vista Energy LP
State: Texas
Co-located Storage: No
- Bellefield Solar Farm + BESS
Capacity: 500 MW
Developer: Avantus
State: California
Co-located Storage: Yes
- Coconino County (AZPS – Q274)
Capacity: 1,000 MW
State: Arizona
Co-located Storage: No
- Faraday Solar + BESS A–J
Capacity: 682.5 MW
Developer: Clenera
State: Texas
Co-located Storage: Yes
- Hornet Solar
Capacity: 602.37 MW
Developer: Secure Futures Solar & Vesper Energy
State: Texas
Co-located Storage: No
- Maricopa County (AZPS – Q360)
Capacity: 550 MW
State: Arizona
Co-located Storage: Yes
- Yuma County (AZPS – Q227)
Capacity: 500 MW
State: Arizona
Co-located Storage: Yes
Key Solar Trends Emerging
🌵 Arizona Leads the Charge
Arizona accounts for half of the top ten projects, including the largest — 2,000 and 1,000 MW solar installations in Coconino County by Avantus. This signals the state’s growing role in utility-scale solar, thanks to sunny skies, land availability and evolving policy support.
🔋 Battery Storage Is Becoming Standard
70% of these projects include co-located storage, underscoring a broader shift in how developers plan for dispatchability and grid flexibility. Storage is no longer a nice-to-have but becoming essential for merchant viability and grid services.
Top Wind Projects Coming Online in 2025
- Capricorn Ridge Wind
Capacity: 745 MW
Developer: NextEra Energy
State: Texas
- New Salem Wind Farm
Capacity: 500 MW
Developer: NextEra Energy
State: North Dakota
- Yellow House Wind
Capacity: 498 MW
Developer: NextEra Energy
State: Texas
- Rock Creek Wind II
Capacity: 400 MW
Developer: Invenergy
State: Wyoming
- Top Hat Wind Energy Center
Capacity: 380 MW
Developer: Invenergy
State: Illinois
- Wagon Wheel Wind Project
Capacity: 600 MW
Developer: Invenergy
State: Oklahoma
- West Camp Wind
Capacity: 500 MW
Developer: AES Corporation
State: Arizona
- Buffalo Plains
Capacity: 495 MW
Developer: Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)
State: Alberta, CA
- Cedar Springs IV
Capacity: 390 MW
Developer: NextEra Energy
State: Wyoming
- Garfield County (AVA – TCS-14)
Capacity: 375 MW
State: Washington
Key Wind Trends Emerging
🌵 Texas Invests in Wind
A quarter of the capacity of the largest projects coming online this year are in Texas. Despite uncertainty in the wind market, owners and developers in Texas are taking advantage of the large spaces and windy environment.
NextEra Remains a Prominent Player
NextEra, as the largest wind and solar by capacity developer in the U.S., is responsible for nearly half of the capacity coming online in wind this year. Despite headwinds in the industry, NextEra remains steadfast in their investment in wind development.
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