Power Where It’s Needed: Prologis Surpasses 1 Gigawatt of Solar and Battery Storage

Texas. Sri Lanka. Chile. Spain. The U.S. Northeast. In the first half of 2025 alone, blackouts caused by storms, aging infrastructure and even a monkey on a transformer impacted millions of people.  

Growing electricity demand is highlighting opportunities to strengthen the resilience of today’s power systems. Prologis has 1.3 billion square feet of industrial roof space around the world, putting us in a unique position to help improve system resilience through on-site clean energy, including solar energy solutions and battery storage.

Almost four years ago, we committed to achieving one gigawatt (GW) of solar generation capacity, supported by battery storage, across our global portfolio. Today, we’ve achieved that and more, with the ability to power 172,000 average U.S. homes.¹

1. According to SEIA's National Average Homes/MW methodology. 

Turning Logistics Real Estate into Energy Hubs 

To meet growing electricity demand, renewable energy and storage capacity are scaling rapidly worldwide. Texas, with a population of more than 31 million people, added 10 GW of solar energy and storage in just eight months. China broke records by adding 198 GW of solar and 46 GW of wind capacity in the first five months of 2025. Globally, another 649 GW of solar is expected to come online in 2026, and global energy storage capacity is expected to continue gaining momentum over the next decade, reaching an estimated two terawatts—eight times the level in 2025—by 2035. 

One way to help meet this growing demand and strengthen system resilience is by leveraging logistics real estate. Industrial solar across warehouse roofs near ports, business districts and population centers can generate power close to where it is consumed, complementing utility-scale generation by easing congestion on regional grids and reducing transmission losses.

For example, a rooftop solar installation at Prologis Park Grande in one of Mexico’s key logistics hubs can generate as much as 892 MWh of renewable energy each year to help power GEODIS’ operations more sustainably. Across the “pond” in the UK, we delivered rooftop solar systems across three logistics facilities for one of our top 10 customers. In just six months, those systems were up and running, capable of generating 452 MWh annually and helping the customer power their operations and cut carbon emissions.  

Beyond Business: Energy Fuels Communities 

In some markets, Prologis feeds renewable power generated by industrial solar systems installed on-site at our facilities into community solar programs, where households and small businesses can subscribe to clean energy, often at lower rates, giving local customers access to more reliable, affordable energy.

In July 2025, we launched one of Illinois’ largest community solar programs, with 45 rooftop projects that, once completed, will total 82 MW. Later in the year, we also launched our first community solar project in Maryland. The 1.8 MW rooftop system directly powers a Prologis logistics facility in Hanover while also generating renewable energy for low- and moderate-income residents in the surrounding community. 

Building a More Resilient Energy System

Hitting 1 GW isn’t just a big number. It reflects our ability to move quickly and at scale. This milestone shows what’s possible when existing infrastructure—like warehouse rooftops— is put to work in new ways to strengthen energy systems. More than anything, it points to a larger ambition: to use our global footprint and leverage our in-house experts to help support how the world powers what’s next.