Solar, Wind Power to Drive Electricity Generation Growth Over Next 2 Years: EIA

Utility-scale solar is projected to be the fastest-growing electricity generation source in the United States.

Wind turbines in a field in Beulah, N.D., on Dec. 22, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The share of solar and wind power in America’s total electricity generation is expected to rise from 18 percent in 2025 to around 21 percent in 2027, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report on Jan. 16.

In contrast, “the three main dispatchable sources of electricity generation (natural gas, coal, and nuclear) accounted for 75 percent of total generation in 2025, but we expect the share of generation from these sources will fall to about 72 percent in 2027,” EIA said.