US renewables capacity overtakes coal for the first time

BusinessGreen staff
clock • 3 min read

Renewables now make up 21.56 per cent of US generation capacity, compared to 21.55 per cent for coal, according to official figures

The US now boast more renewables power capacity than coal, according to analysis of official US government data released today that marks a significant turning point in the superpower's shift to a low-carbon...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

BusinessGreen staff
Author spotlight

BusinessGreen staff

View profile
More from BusinessGreen staff

Water resilience is Britain's next infrastructure test

Why healthy, sustainable diets are a net zero delivery risk for business

More on Energy

'Negative spiral': Hydrogen sector warns UK policy delays risk scuppering investment
Energy

'Negative spiral': Hydrogen sector warns UK policy delays risk scuppering investment

UK Hydrogen Energy Association calls for cross-ministerial action to prevent further delays to funding allocation rounds and a national strategy refresh

Stuart Stone
Stuart Stone
clock 17 February 2026 • 5 min read
IEA: Battery tech dominates global energy innovation in 2025
Energy

IEA: Battery tech dominates global energy innovation in 2025

More than 150 energy technology breakthroughs identified in new IEA report, which highlights how energy security has emerged as a leading driver of innovation

Stuart Stone
Stuart Stone
clock 17 February 2026 • 4 min read
Energy UK's Rachel Cary: 'I'm constantly buoyed by young people's enthusiasm to tackle sustainability'
Energy

Energy UK's Rachel Cary: 'I'm constantly buoyed by young people's enthusiasm to tackle sustainability'

Trade body's head of industrial strategy reflects on how EV and heat pump optimisation has taken off in the last year, and the pressing need to adapt urban concrete jungles to the changing climate

Stuart Stone
Stuart Stone
clock 17 February 2026 • 7 min read