U.S. Wind and Solar Are on Track to Overtake Coal This Year

Coal may yet hold off wind and solar with a strong five months to close 2024. But renewables are likely to overtake the former king of the power sector sooner rather than later.

US solar set to surpass wind in 2025, overtake coal by 2028

Based on current deployment rates, it is likely that solar will surpass wind as the third-largest source of electricity. And solar may soon topple coal in the number two spot.

U.S. solar energy capacity could soon overtake wind power

By late summer 2026, solar could account for more than one-eighth (13.1%) of the nation''s installed generating capacity.

Solar Energy Set to Overtake Wind Power by 2025

The growth of solar energy in the United States is set to surpass wind power by 2025 and leave coal significantly behind shortly thereafter.

US Solar to Pass Wind in 2025, and Coal by 2028

From January to July 2025, developers added about 16 GW of solar out of 21.5 GW total new capacity. That''s nearly three-quarters of all additions, and it marks another strong year for utility-scale solar.

China''s solar power capacity is on course to surpass coal this year

China''s solar power capacity is on course to surpass coal this year A sunset glow lights up wind turbines and rows of solar panels at a wind farm in Qingyang, Gansu province, China.

U.S. solar will pass wind in 2025 and leave coal in the dust soon after

Based on current deployment rates, it is likely that solar will surpass wind as the third-largest source of electricity. And solar may soon topple coal in the number two spot.

Renewables overtake coal as world''s biggest source of electricity

Electricity demand is growing around the world but the growth in solar and wind was so strong it met 100% of the extra electricity demand, even helping drive a slight decline in coal and gas...

EIA: Solar and wind crush coal with 20% more power in

Solar and wind are ahead of coal in the US power mix, generating nearly 20% more power in the first seven months of 2025, reports the EIA.

Solar surpasses all, wind bounces back – projections from IEA''s

Global solar generation is expected to surpass hydropower by the end of the decade, and wind power could bounce back from its recent market troubles, according to the International Energy