By William Cooper, author of How America Works … And Why It Doesn’t PARIS — Global electricity generation from renewable ...

Image art via ChatGPT-5. After several years of steady but restrained dealmaking, 2025 marked a clear inflection point for the U.S. power and utilities sector. Mergers and acquisitions surged in value ...

Hydroelectric dams turn the weight and movement of water into electricity on a scale few other structures can match. The largest projects also reshape rivers, create immense reservoirs, support ...

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Solar generated 2,811 TWh in 2025, edging past wind's 2,714 TWh for the first time on record after jumping 30.1% year over year. Renewables reached 33.4% of global electricity generation, but the ...

Coal remains the world’s largest power source, generating nearly 11,000 TWh in 2026—77% more electricity than wind and solar combined. The Iran war is giving coal an unexpected boost, as disrupted LNG ...

A record surge in solar generation met 75% of global electricity demand growth in 2025, according to the latest Global Electricity Review 2026 from energy think tank Ember. According to the report, ...

LITTLETON, Colorado, May 21 (Reuters) - Global electricity generation from solar farms is set to exceed output from nuclear reactors for the first time this summer, marking an important milestone in ...

As data centers and other large users drove demand higher, U.S. power plants increased their output by 2.1 percent in the first half of the year compared to the first half of 2025. This week, I looked ...

Reliable, affordable electricity is essential for many of the products and services that underpin the modern economy. But the sources of that electricity — and their respective merits and risks — are ...