CleanPowerDaily

TODAY'S LEAD: U.S. solar generation hit 385 terawatt-hours in 2025 — a 25 percent leap that made solar 8.5 percent of all electricity — yet surging demand meant fossil fuel output and emissions still climbed. The tension between record clean energy buildout and relentless load growth is now the defining challenge of the American energy transition. KEY DEVELOPMENTS U.S. Solar Hits 385 TWh, Emissions Still Rise: Solar supplied 8.5% of U.S. electricity in 2025, with 86 GW of new utility-scale capac