The U.S. energy transition in 2023 has seen a significant shift with natural gas increasingly substituting for coal consumption. Compared to 2020, natural gas usage increased by 2 quadrillion British thermal units (quads), oil by 3 quads, solar by 0.4 quads, wind by 0.3 quads, and biomass by 0.4 quads. In contrast, coal consumption decreased by 1 quad, nuclear by 0.2 quads, and hydro by 0.2 quads. Renewable energy production rose by 1% from 2022 to a record 8 quads, marking a 28% increase since 2013, according to EIAgov. Wind and solar accounted for 2.5% of U.S. energy consumption in 2023, while fossil fuels accounted for 82%. Additionally, U.S. energy production exceeded consumption by 9 quads, the widest margin since records began in 1949. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported capacity changes from May 2024 to April 2025, with increases in utility-solar (35.2 GW), wind (5.5 GW), and storage (14.2 GW), while coal, gas, and oil capacities decreased by 1.3 GW, 1.0 GW, and 0.6 GW, respectively. With distributed solar of approximately 8 GW, renewable energy (RE) totals 48.7 GW, and RE plus storage totals 63.9 GW.
New data from the 2024 Statistical Review of World Energy continues to show exponential growth of solar and wind energy: https://t.co/vQ04naeYnQ
Here's an overview of exactly how the global energy transition is going as of 2023. https://t.co/Dbi9cbeSaq
EIA reports the following capacity net change from May 2024 to April 2025: UP Utility-Solar: 35.2 GW Wind: 5.5 GW Storage: 14.2 GW Down Coal: 1.3 GW Gas: 1.0 GW Oil: 0.6 GW With distributed solar of ~8 GW, RE totals 48.7 GW. RE plus storage totals 63.9 GW! https://t.co/aCOSRRrKJv
“U.S. energy production overshadowed consumption by 9 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2023, according to an analysis released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration that showed the widest margin in records dating back to 1949.” https://t.co/ELeh0gx6Uu
Wind and solar accounted for 2.5% of U.S. energy consumption in 2023 Fossil fuels accounted for 82% #energy #EnergyTransition #ClimateActionNow #renewables #NetZero #EnergyStorage #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #GlobalWarming https://t.co/zoGECrcJgI
The real U.S. energy transition is natural gas substituting for coal consumption In 2023 vs 2020, gas increased +2 quads, oil +3, solar +0.4, wind +0.3 & biomass +0.4 Coal decreased -1 quads, nuclear -0.2 and hydro -0.2 #energy #EnergyTransition #ClimateActionNow #renewables… https://t.co/2GHHN64BQm
The real U.S. energy transition is natural gas substituting for coal consumption In 2023, gas increased +2 quads, oil +3, solar +0.4, wind +0.3 & biomass +0.4 Coal decreased -1 quads, nuclear -0.2 and hydro -0.2 #energy #EnergyTransition #ClimateActionNow #renewables #NetZero… https://t.co/tu0jlw7RxK
"Energy production from renewable sources increased 1% from 2022 to a record 8 quads in 2023, a 28% increase since 2013." @EIAgov https://t.co/awe0pJun2p