REPORT: America Builds Power: The State of Clean Energy Manufacturing in 2026

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REPORT: America Builds Power: The State of Clean Energy Manufacturing in 2026

U.S. clean energy manufacturing is ramping up, bringing the benefits of new energy projects while boosting industry and strengthening national security

• Clean power manufacturing contributes $31 billion to U.S. GDP annually and supports 216,000 American jobs.

• Clean energy factory workers earn 35% more than the average American worker.

• 70 new clean energy manufacturing facilities came online in 2025, bringing total to over 825 facilities across all 50 states with large clusters in Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, Ohio and North Carolina.

• By 2030, over 950 clean energy manufacturing facilities are expected to support 374,000 jobs nationwide.

Washington, DC, May 21, 2026 - Momentum continues for the American clean energy manufacturing industry despite policy headwinds, according to the American Clean Power Association (ACP)'s second annual State of Clean Energy Manufacturing report, out today. American clean energy manufacturing is now a cornerstone of the U.S. industrial economy. The industry offers a low-cost, reliable, and rapidly deployable domestic solution to meet growing energy demand while enhancing national security by reducing reliance on foreign energy resources and supply chains.

"Clean power manufacturing is on a roll. With energy demand on the rise, building clean power systems here in the U.S. is critical to meeting our energy needs and strengthening our national security," said Jason Grumet, CEO of ACP. "To maintain this manufacturing boom, it is critical that we have targeted, transparent international trade policy in America. Congress needs to provide reasonable tariff compliance timelines and regulatory certainty on trade to support the manufacturers that are powering American communities."

The report's key findings include:

• Every clean energy manufacturing job supports an additional four jobs across the broader U.S. economy - one additional job from upstream activities, and three additional jobs from household spending.

• Over 235 new clean energy manufacturing facilities have opened in the United States in the last five years.

• More than 300 U.S. factories are producing the core components of clean energy projects, including wind blades, towers, nacelles, solar modules, and batteries.

• Domestic manufacturing capacity is now sufficient to fully satisfy U.S. demand for solar modules, battery modules, wind towers, and wind nacelles (the cover for generating components in a wind turbine).

Read more about the state of American clean power manufacturing here.

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) is the leading voice of today's clean energy industry, representing utility-scale energy storage, wind, solar, and transmission companies. ACP is committed to meeting America's energy and national security goals and building our economy with fast-growing, low-cost, and reliable domestic power.

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