US renewables supplied 28.1% of electricity in first eight months of 2026

Renewables generated 28.1% of US electricity from January to August 2026, up from 26.2% a year earlier, EIA data show. Their output rose 10.2%, led by utility-scale solar, up 20%. Wind supplied 10.6% and solar 10.5%, together producing 44.4% more power than coal, whose output fell 8.7%. Gas and nuclear grew just 2.6% and 1.3%.