Coal fired generation remains globally resilient despite renewables’ growing market share

US electricity generation changes in H1 2025 showing coal fired generation increasing as gas output declines.

Despite record renewable additions in early 2025, coal fired generation remained globally resilient, with only marginal declines and gains in several major markets. Global electricity data for the first half of 2025 shows that coal fired generation remains deeply embedded in power systems, even as renewables achieved record growth. Coal output fell only slightly worldwide, declining less than 1%, and increased in […]

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