Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new ...

TURLOCK, Calif. (KGO) -- A climate innovation we first told you about here on ABC7 News is up and running. It's California's first solar-covered water canal. The advantages it offers could fast track ...

Hundreds of energy industry leaders, officials from the California Department of Water Resources, elected officials and labor leaders gathered Thursday at the foot of the Tehachapi Mountains south of ...

Solar and wind are growing fast enough to meet all new electricity demand worldwide for the first three quarters of 2025, according to new data from energy think tank Ember. The group now expects ...

Combined generation from wind and utility-scale solar reached a record 17% of the US electricity mix in 2025, a significant jump from less than 1% two decades ago. According to the latest data from ...

Germany produced 18% of its electricity through solar power in 2025, up from 14% in 2024, a significant leap that meant solar overtook both coal and methane gas in the country’s electrical supply – ...

China’s solar power generation overtook wind for the first time last year as a boom in cheap panels continues to reshape the country’s grid and climate trajectory. The nation produced 1.17 million ...

A record surge in solar generation met 75% of global electricity demand growth in 2025, according to the latest Global Electricity Review 2026 from energy think tank Ember. According to the report, ...