Renewables Defy Trump’s Attacks as They Reach a New Record (1)

US utilities generated a record amount of energy from renewable sources last year, even as the Trump administration implemented a range of policies to stymie green energy.

Some 1,162 terawatt-hours of the country’s electricity was generated from renewable sources in 2025, a 10% increase over the prior year, according to federal data released this week. That represents 26% of all US electricity made — enough to power about 108 million US homes for a year.

Some months were even greener; in March, for example, renewables generated nearly one in three of the country’s electrons.

That stands in contrast to the ...