Wind and solar generated a record 17% of U.S. electricity in 2025

[Caribbeans]

Wind and solar generated a record 17% of U.S. electricity in 2025

U.S. Energy Information Administration | March 20, 2026

Over the past 20 years, electricity from wind power and utility-scale solar power has increased to 17% of generation in the United States compared to less than 1% in 2005. In 2025, net generation of wind and solar together accounted for 760,000 gigawatthours (GWh) of electricity, 88,000 GWh more than in 2024, according to data from our Electric Power Monthly. We classify a power plant as utility-scale if it has at least 1 megawatt of generating capacity.

In 2025, wind power generated 464,000 GWh of electricity, 3% more than in 2024. In 2025, utility-scale solar power generation totaled 296,000 GWh, 34% more than in 2024. Electricity generation from utility-scale solar has increased every year since 2006. According to our Electricity Data Browser, small-scale solar generation, which we began estimating in 2014, has also grown, and in 2025 totaled 93,000 GWh, 11% more than in 2024. Combining utility-scale and small-scale solar generation in 2025 increases the share of wind and solar to 19% of total net generation...more
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67367

And some call Solar panels and Wind turbines "junk". No wonder China leads the sectors!

Ignorant and PROUD!

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1. Where would we be without it?