Ranking the top clean energy developers in America
Announcing our latest feature and a new way to find top developers in any market
When I started Cleanview about a year ago, I had a simple goal: make it easier to track and understand the clean energy transition happening across America.
Over the past 12 months, we've built a database tracking thousands of clean energy projects at various stages of development, alongside 10,000+ projects that have been built over the last few decades. We've turned messy government documents into clean tables, maps, and data visualizations that help our customers see the clean energy transition in real-time.
Almost immediately after launching Cleanview, one question kept coming up in nearly every conversation I had: "Who's actually building these projects?"
It seems like a simple question, but it's surprisingly difficult to answer. Most public data only shows single-project LLCs (e.g. Altona Solar Farm LLC) that route to PO boxes in Washington, DC or Houston, Texas. That’s not very helpful when you're trying to build relationships with the companies actually developing clean energy projects or do analysis on the clean energy market.
About six months ago, we decided to tackle this problem head-on. Thus began the painstaking process of researching every clean energy project being built in America. Our team combed through SEC filings, FERC documents, press releases, and developer websites. We cross-referenced data points, followed paper trails, and connected dots across thousands of projects.
It was a lot of work. But I’m happy to share that it paid off.
Today, I'm excited to share that we've successfully identified the developers behind about 97% of the projects in our clean energy tracker.
Announcing Developer Benchmarks
With this developer information, we've built a new product on our platform that lets you benchmark and rank the top developers of solar, wind, and batteries in any market in the US.
Want to know who the biggest battery developers in ERCOT are? Developer Benchmarks can show you more than 100 developers that have brought projects online in Texas over the last year, or have projects coming in the next few years.
Curious which companies have the most planned capacity in California? You can get a list of roughly 80 developers planning to bring projects online in the Golden State in the coming years.
Then you can click a developer’s name to see their recently built projects and development pipeline.
Today Developer Benchmarks offers the following filters:
State and/or balancing authority (e.g. Illinois, MISO, ERCOT)
Technology / fuel (e.g. solar, batteries, wind)
Operational status (e.g. Operating or Planned)
If you read Cleanview’s State of Clean Energy Deployment in 2025 report, you may have already seen a powerful use case of Developer Benchmarks. I used a beta version of the product to create the chart below, benchmarking the top solar developers in the US.
As the clean energy transition accelerates, understanding who's driving it becomes increasingly valuable. Whether you're looking to partner with established developers, track market leaders, or identify emerging players in specific regions, having this developer data unlocks insights that weren't accessible before.
If you're interested in learning more about the Cleanview platform, Developer Benchmarks, or anything else related to our clean energy project tracker, I'd love to chat. You can book a demo by clicking the button below.
Otherwise, stay tuned for next week’s newsletter where I’ll be doing a deep dive on the booming energy storage market in Nevada.
Read our latest report
Last month, we released our State of Clean Energy Deployment in 2025 report. It was covered in The New York Times, The Guardian, and a number of other publications.
The full report is packed with trends, data, and stories. Here’s some of what it covers:
How much solar, wind, and battery storage capacity the U.S. and each state built in 2024
Which states and grids saw the fastest growth in 2024
Maps of where clean energy projects were built in the U.S. (Spoiler alert: They were built all over)
The largest projects built in 2024
Which developers built the most solar, wind, and battery storage capacity in 2024
How much clean energy developers expect to build in 2025
You can read the full report by clicking the button below.