Study Charts Rapid Growth of Wind and Solar in US
A new report from the non-profit research group, Climate Central, analyzing historical data on wind and solar energy in the US from 2014-2023 finds the amount of electricity produced from
Wind & Solar Meet Majority of Electricity Demand Growth
Wind and solar power accounted for 12 percent of global electricity in 2022, according to Ember''s fourth annual Global Electricity Review, published today. This rises to 39 percent when...
Solar and wind to lead growth of U.S. power generation for the next
Renewable sources—wind, solar, hydro, biomass, and geothermal—accounted for 22% of generation, or 874 billion kWh, last year. Annual renewable power generation surpassed nuclear
U.S. Renewable Energy Factsheet
Global wind additions reached a record 117 GW in 2023, totaling 1,021 GW. The U.S. remained the second-leading market in annual and cumulative capacity, well behind China. 5. Solar has added the
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
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.
Annual percentage change in solar and wind energy generation
“Data Page: Annual percentage change in solar and wind power consumption”, part of the following publication: Hannah Ritchie, Pablo Rosado, and Max Roser (2023) - “Energy”. Data
Renewable Energy
In the charts shown here, we look at the breakdown of renewable technologies by their components – hydropower, solar, wind, and others. The first chart shows this as a stacked area chart, which allows
13 Compelling Wind Energy Statistics & Facts (Updated 2026)
Statistics show a steady increase in terms of the percentage of global electricity that comes from wind, which more than trebled in a decade between 2011 (2.04%) and 2021 (6.72%).
Wind & Solar Share in Electricity Production Data | Enerdata
Weight of solar and wind in electricity production data. Data for solar and wind renewable energies in electricity production available in a map and excel file by country level.