Energy

How much of US electricity comes from wind and solar?

Wind and solar made 17.2% of US electricity in 2025, up from 2.3% in 2010 and under 1% through 2007. Solar counts only utility-scale plants, not rooftop panels, and the 2025 figures are preliminary.

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Source and date

Source
U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review (Table 7.2a)
License
Public domain (U.S. government work)
Data as of
Published

The data

Year Share of US electricity generation (%)
1949 0
1950 0
1951 0
1952 0
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0.1
1990 0.1
1991 0.1
1992 0.1
1993 0.1
1994 0.1
1995 0.1
1996 0.1
1997 0.1
1998 0.1
1999 0.1
2000 0.2
2001 0.2
2002 0.3
2003 0.3
2004 0.4
2005 0.5
2006 0.7
2007 0.8
2008 1.4
2009 1.9
2010 2.3
2011 3
2012 3.6
2013 4.4
2014 4.9
2015 5.3
2016 6.5
2017 7.6
2018 8
2019 8.9
2020 10.7
2021 12
2022 13.7
2023 14
2024 15.6
2025 17.2