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Renewable energy sources generated 30.2% of the electricity in the United States in the first half of 2026, up from 27.8% in the corresponding period last year, according to US Energy Information Administration (EIA) data, reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign.
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Renewables generated more than 30% of US electricity in the first half of 2026

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Renewable energy sources generated 30.2% of the electricity in the United States in the first half of 2026, up from…

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Renewable energy set to be the 'dominant growth engine of the economy'
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Renewables supplied close to a third of US electricity in the first four months of this year

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Renewable energy supplied close to a third (30%) of electricity in the United States during the first four months of…

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New solar, wind and battery capacity additions 'swamped' those of fossil fuels and nuclear power in the United States last year, according to a review of Energy Information Administration (EIA) data by the SUN DAY Campaign.
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Trump administration has ‘utterly failed’ to halt the growth of renewables, says SUN DAY Campaign

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New solar, wind and battery capacity additions ‘swamped’ those of fossil fuels and nuclear power in the United States last…

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Renewables and battery storage are set to account for 99.2% of net new electricity generating capacity in the United States in 2026, a new study by the SUN DAY Campaign has suggested.
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Almost all new electricity generation capacity in the US to come from renewables and battery storage this year

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Renewables and battery storage are set to account for 99.2% of net new electricity generating capacity in the United States…

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Renewable sources were responsible for 25.7% of the total US electricity generation between January and October last year, despite pushbacks from the Trump administration, according to the SUN DAY Campaign.
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Renewable sources provided more than a quarter of US electricity generation in first ten months of 2025

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Renewable energy sources were responsible for 25.7% of the total US electricity generation between January and October last year, despite…

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Solar power and battery storage were the leading sources of new electricity capacity in the US over the past year, the Sun Day Campaign has said, citing data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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Solar, battery storage capacity see significant growth in the US

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Solar power and battery storage were the leading sources of new electricity capacity in the United States over the past…

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Solar is set to account for more than half of the new electric generating capacity in the United States this year, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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Solar to account for more than half of new electricity generation in the US this year

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Solar is set to account for more than half of the new electric generating capacity in the United States this…

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