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Sustainable Energy in America 2025: Key Market and Policy Trends
Feb 27, 2025
The Sustainable Energy in America 2025 Factbook tracks the U.S. energy transition, highlighting economic and environmental trends, investment flows, and clean energy developments.
Economic & Energy Demand Trends:
- U.S. GDP growth: 2.8% in 2024
- Primary energy consumption: 0.5% increase (94.09 quadrillion BTU)
- Electricity demand: 1.8% growth, reaching 4,393 TWh
Clean Energy Investment & Deployment:
- Investment: $338 billion in energy transition investments (up from $303B in 2023)
- New renewables: 54GW (39.6GW solar, 10GW rooftop solar)
- Battery energy storage: 11.9GW installed, 55% YoY growth
- EV sales: 1.5M units sold, Tesla’s market share declined to 38%
- Corporate clean power purchases: 28GW in zero-carbon contracts
Electricity Generation & Fuel Mix:
- Natural gas: 42.9% share of total generation (1,885TWh)
- Renewables: 24.2% share (1,063TWh), solar additions at a 49GW record
- Zero-carbon power: 42% of total mix, including 781TWh nuclear
- Coal power decline: 646TWh, falling 4.4% to 14.7% of total mix
Clean Fuels & Hydrogen:
- Renewable diesel: 25% YoY growth
- Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF): 325% growth, driven by IRA incentives
- Hydrogen projects: 16.4M tons capacity, 27% growth
- Operational electrolyzer capacity: 79MW, 34.7GW planned
Emissions & Climate Impact:
- U.S. total emissions: 6,250 MtCO2e, up 0.5%
- Power sector emissions: Stable, coal decline offset by natural gas rise
- Extreme weather damages: $182.7B from 27 major disasters
Energy Prices & Jobs:
- Retail electricity prices: 0.68?crease
- Wholesale power price drops: 45.9%-51.4% in CA & TX
- Energy sector employment: 8.36M jobs, 3% increase
- Solar workforce dominance: 41% of power sector jobs
This report underscores the U.S. energy sector's rapid transformation, emphasizing record-breaking clean energy deployment, increased investments, and the critical role of policy frameworks in achieving sustainability goals.