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 year

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

US generation by source

Average daily generation · all available history

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

Natural Gas

4,342,469 MWh/day · 38.9%

Nuclear

2,163,304 MWh/day · 19.4%

Coal

2,160,222 MWh/day · 19.4%

WindRenewable

1,111,364 MWh/day · 10.0%

HydroRenewable

721,240 MWh/day · 6.5%

SolarRenewable

434,500 MWh/day · 3.9%

Other

188,271 MWh/day · 1.7%

Petroleum

22,399 MWh/day · 0.2%

GeothermalRenewable

3,845 MWh/day · 0.0%

Battery Storage

3,775 MWh/day · 0.0%

Solar + BatteryRenewable

2,894 MWh/day · 0.0%

Pumped Storage

1,168 MWh/day · 0.0%

Other Storage

0 MWh/day · 0.0%

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