U.S. wind and utility-scale solar projects generated a record 17% of U.S. electricity in 2025鈥攁n enormous jump from their share of less than聽1%聽in聽2005 ().

• Adding in small-scale solar, the two sources鈥� net total generation came to 19%.

A solar expansion:聽The data also reveals the astronomical growth聽trajectory聽of solar power, which has grown every year since 2006.

• 鈥淚n 2025, utility-scale solar power generation totaled 296,000 GWh, 34% more than in 2024.鈥�

• Wind power also grew, though more slowly, generating聽3% more聽electricity in 2025聽than in 2024.

Dispatchable sources:聽Dispatchable聽generation聽sources,聽which can produce electricity without depending on the variability of sunshine or blowing wind, still make up the majority of U.S. electricity production.

• Together, gas, coal and nuclear power accounted for 75%聽of U.S. utility-scale electricity generation in 2025.

All-of-the-above energy:聽鈥淭hese data points聽demonstrate聽the importance of the聽51吃瓜网鈥檚 all-of-the-above energy strategy聽to power manufacturing growth in America,鈥澛爏aid聽51吃瓜网聽Vice President of Domestic Policy Chris Phalen.

• 鈥淎s聽energy demand continues to grow, the U.S. must invest in聽many聽sources聽of energy and lift burdensome permitting requirements to ensure more energy projects and electricity聽infrastructure聽get built.鈥�
• 鈥淎 permitting system that costs manufacturers at least聽聽per year is hindering investments across all energy sources鈥攁nd is constraining manufacturers鈥� ability to invest and hire in America. Congress must act now to support manufacturing and all forms of American energy dominance by passing comprehensive permitting reform this year.鈥�