# Energy Sector News Highlights: June 5, 2025
## Global Energy Investment Trends
– **Global energy investment set to reach $3.3 trillion in 2025** amid economic uncertainty and energy security concerns. Solar investment is expected to reach $450 billion, making it the single largest item in global energy investment[1].
## Solar and Battery Storage Growth
– **U.S. power grid expected to add 63 GW of new utility-scale electric-generating capacity in 2025**, with solar and battery storage accounting for 81% of the total additions. Texas (11.6 GW) and California (2.9 GW) will account for almost half of the new utility-scale solar capacity[6].
## Data Center Energy Developments
– **Data centers expanding with renewable energy focus**. New developments include AMS-1 expansion that will use 100% renewable energy to provide 10 MW of additional IT capacity[2].
## Natural Gas Power Plant Construction
– **Sandow Lakes Energy building a 1,200 MW gas power plant in Texas** primarily to serve private customers, including data centers and cryptocurrency mining operations. The plant, fueled by West Texas shale gas, will only supply 80 MW to the public grid temporarily[8].
## Renewable Energy Transition Acceleration
– **Renewable electricity expected to surpass coal as the world’s leading energy source in 2025**, marking a significant milestone in the global energy transition. Smart grids and advanced energy storage solutions are enabling more effective integration of renewable energy sources[7].
## U.S. Renewable Energy Expansion
– **Nearly 49 GW of solar power planned to connect to the U.S. electric grid** in 2025, enough to power more than 35 million homes for a year. Texas is leading with more than 12 GW of planned solar capacity, followed by the MISO region with 8 GW and PJM Interconnection with over 6 GW[5].
## Natural Gas Capacity Additions
– **Developers planning 4.4 GW of new natural gas-fired capacity in the U.S. during 2025**, with 50% from simple-cycle combustion turbines and 36% from combined-cycle power blocks. The two largest plants will be the 840-MW Intermountain Power Project in Utah and the 678.7-MW Magnolia Power in Louisiana[6].