Global growth in solar "the largest ever observed for any source"
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Global solar energy growth is the largest ever recorded for any power source.
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The Energy Information Agency (EIA) released its analysis of 2025 global energy trends, confirming solar's dominance as the primary energy source. The EIA report found that 2025 was the first year solar's growth was "the largest ever observed for any source." This surge in solar, alongside increased battery storage and stagnant fossil fuel use, led the EIA to declare that "the world has entered the Age of Electricity." The analysis also noted that electricity demand grew at twice the rate of overall energy demand in 2025. This shift was driven by factors like electric vehicles displacing gasoline and heat pumps replacing gas and oil heating.
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