Trump tried to curb clean energy. It’s booming anyway.

Clean energy capacity additions in the United States will increase by a record 45 GW this year, about 25% more than the previous record set in 2024, according to S&P Global Energy. The surge is driven by higher electricity demand from AI data centers, rising global energy prices after the war in Iran, and developers racing to use expiring tax credits, despite the Trump administration’s attempts to limit solar and wind deployment.