A new state of global electricity report dropped from the (Euro) think-tank EMBER
ember-energy.org
Always good to remember that the world is getting better.
Lots of stats about the crazy growth of solar. A few numbers;
-- Solar production is now 7% of global electricity (similar to the US fraction, we are not leading)
-- Solar production in 2024 was 2134 TWh, the same as 240 GW continuous generation (or 30W continuous per human).
-- Solar production is continuing to double roughly every two years.
-- At current growth rates Solar will pass global nuclear and global hydro in the 2026 time frame.
Here is a chart:
![[Hearth.com] Year in electricity 2025 -- EMBER report](https://www.hearth.com/talk/attachments/screenshot-2025-06-10-at-2-15-57%E2%80%AFpm-webp.339142/ "[Hearth.com] Year in electricity 2025 -- EMBER report")
It shows that in the 2020-2024 the world ex-China and India decreased its total fossil use for electricity production, despite increasing demand.
China's fossil usage for electricity is expected to peak in the next couple years. India will take longer to peak, but the global figure is expected to fall in the next 4 year cycle.
Think about that... total global fossil use for electricity will soon be falling, even as global demand rises.
A good start.
Global Electricity Review 2025 | Ember
Record renewables growth led by solar helped push clean power past 40% of global electricity in 2024, but heatwave-related demand spikes led to a small increase in fossil generation.
ember-energy.org
Always good to remember that the world is getting better.
Lots of stats about the crazy growth of solar. A few numbers;
-- Solar production is now 7% of global electricity (similar to the US fraction, we are not leading)
-- Solar production in 2024 was 2134 TWh, the same as 240 GW continuous generation (or 30W continuous per human).
-- Solar production is continuing to double roughly every two years.
-- At current growth rates Solar will pass global nuclear and global hydro in the 2026 time frame.
Here is a chart:
It shows that in the 2020-2024 the world ex-China and India decreased its total fossil use for electricity production, despite increasing demand.
China's fossil usage for electricity is expected to peak in the next couple years. India will take longer to peak, but the global figure is expected to fall in the next 4 year cycle.
Think about that... total global fossil use for electricity will soon be falling, even as global demand rises.
A good start.
