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Renewables produced 24% of US's energy in first 10 months of 2024

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Renewables were over 90% of new generating capacity in the first ten months of 2024 .

October was the fourteenth month in a row in which solar was the largest source of new capacity, putting it on track to become the nation’s second -largest source of capacity behind only natural gas.

By October 1, 2027 , solar will account for almost one-sixth ( 15.5% ) of the nation’s installed utility-scale generating capacity.

That would be greater than either coal ( 13.0% ) or wind ( 12.6% ) and substantially more than either nuclear power ( 7.4% ) or hydropower) combined capacity.

The combined capacities of all renewables, including small-scale solar, seem likely to exceed natural gas within three years .

Solar continues to be the fastest growing source of U.S. electrical generation.