On the latest EIA daily reporting day, 19.8% of US electricity came from renewable sources

Wind, solar, hydro, and geothermal generation across the Lower-48 grid, calculated from EIA daily calendar-day totals for Sep 1, 2026 ET. The EIA publishes with a lag.

14.4 TWh

Daily total generation

2.9 TWh

Daily renewable generation

Sep 2, 3:00 AM UTC / Sep 1, 8:00 PM PDT

Latest EIA reading (UTC / PT)

US renewable share

EIA daily calendar-day average · ET · last 7 days

24H 1W 1M 3M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y Max

US generation by source

Average daily generation · last three years

Day 1W 1M 3M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y Max

Natural Gas

4,661,458 MWh/day · 40.2%

Nuclear

2,154,010 MWh/day · 18.6%

Coal

1,936,447 MWh/day · 16.7%

WindRenewable

1,264,417 MWh/day · 10.9%

HydroRenewable

680,007 MWh/day · 5.9%

SolarRenewable

679,363 MWh/day · 5.9%

Other

160,165 MWh/day · 1.4%

Petroleum

20,113 MWh/day · 0.2%

GeothermalRenewable

9,821 MWh/day · 0.1%

Battery Storage

9,665 MWh/day · 0.1%

Solar + BatteryRenewable

7,400 MWh/day · 0.1%

Pumped Storage

2,992 MWh/day · 0.0%

Other Storage

1 MWh/day · 0.0%

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