Natural gas use for electricity in California falls as solar generation rises

Batteries are a fast-growing secondary electricity source for the grid

China continues rapid growth of nuclear power capacity

Solar and battery to make up 81% of new US electric-generating capacity in 2024

As solar capacity grows, duck curves are getting deeper in California

First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in operation

U.S. electric capacity mix shifts from fossil fuels to renewables in AEO2023

More than half of new U.S. electric-generating capacity in 2023 will be solar (and only 14% fossil)

Where our gasoline comes from

U.S. battery storage capacity will increase significantly by 2025

Nearly 90% of U.S. households used air conditioning in 2020

Solar Power/Batteries are 60% of planned new U.S. electric generation capacity

History of energy consumption in the United States, 1775–2009 (2011)

Renewables became the second-most prevalent U.S. electricity source in 2020

More than 100 coal-fired plants have been converted to natural gas since 2011

2019 U.S. coal production falls to its lowest level since 1978 - Today in Energy - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Heat Wave Results in Highest U.S. Electricity Demand Since 2017

In 2019, 24GW of Additions to the Electric Power Grid are expected to come online

U.S. Energy Information Administration finds geothermal is now cheapest form of energy followed by onshore wind, natural gas and solar.

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Residential solar electricity up 52%, year to date, in 2016

CO2 emissions from electricity generation in 2015 were lowest since 1993

U.S. Energy Mapping System