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

Monthly average · all available history

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

US generation by source

Average daily generation · last five years

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

Natural Gas

4,517,235 MWh/day · 39.7%

Nuclear

2,138,651 MWh/day · 18.8%

Coal

2,026,167 MWh/day · 17.8%

WindRenewable

1,227,239 MWh/day · 10.8%

HydroRenewable

694,829 MWh/day · 6.1%

SolarRenewable

550,512 MWh/day · 4.8%

Other

183,403 MWh/day · 1.6%

Petroleum

22,419 MWh/day · 0.2%

GeothermalRenewable

5,899 MWh/day · 0.1%

Battery Storage

5,792 MWh/day · 0.1%

Solar + BatteryRenewable

4,440 MWh/day · 0.0%

Pumped Storage

1,792 MWh/day · 0.0%

Other Storage

1 MWh/day · 0.0%

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