U.S. Renewable Energy Factsheet

82% of U.S. energy comes from fossil fuels, 8.7% from nuclear, and 9.1% from renewable sources. In 2023, renewables surpassed coal in energy generation. 1 Wind and solar are the fastest growing renewable

Solar PV

Global solar photovoltaic capacity has grown from around 40 gigawatts in 2010 to approximately 2.2 terawatts in 2024. Only in that last year, installations increased by almost 40 percent. In...

Solar power generation drives electricity generation growth over the

Electricity generation by the U.S. electric power sector totaled about 4,260 billion kilowatthours (BkWh) in 2025. In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we expect U.S. electricity generation will

Renewable electricity – Renewables 2025 – Analysis

For solar PV, wind and bioenergy for power, deployment has been revised downwards. Solar PV accounts for over 70% of the absolute reduction, mainly from utility-scale projects, while offshore wind demonstrates the

Global Electricity Review 2025 | Ember

Clean power surpassed 40% of global electricity generation in 2024, driven by record growth in renewables, especially solar. Heatwaves contributed to high growth in electricity demand which resulted in a

Solar energy status in the world: A comprehensive review

The present review study, through a detailed and systematic literature survey, summarizes the world solar energy status along with the published solar energy potential assessment articles for 235

35 Latest Solar Power Statistics, Charts & Data [2026]

Research published in the journal Nature Energy measures the EROI (Energy Return on Investment) of all major sources of power generation. This data shows how much energy is offset in the

Share of electricity production from solar, 2025

This dataset contains yearly electricity generation, capacity, emissions, import and demand data for over 200 geographies. You can find more about Ember''s methodology in this document.

35 Latest Solar Power Statistics, Charts & Data [2026]

Clean power surpassed 40% of global electricity generation in 2024, driven by record growth in renewables, especially solar. Heatwaves contributed to high growth in electricity demand

A Decade of Growth in Solar and Wind Power: Trends Across the U.S.

This report uses data from the EIA to analyze solar and wind capacity and generation over the past decade (2014 to 2023) in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Renewable energy statistics 2025

The previous editions and complete electricity generation and capacity dataset from 2000 onwards are available for download on the Data and Statistics web pages.