- United States
- Utah
- Letter
Renewables just hit 30% of US electrical generation in the first four months of 2026, up from 27.8% a year ago. That's not a trend to manage — it's a wave to ride. I want you to champion federal policies that accelerate this buildout, protect offshore wind from politically motivated cancellations, and fund the grid infrastructure to support it.
The numbers make the case plainly. Utility-scale solar grew 21.3% year-over-year and just surpassed wind as the largest renewable capacity source at over 160,000 MW. Battery storage jumped 58.1% in a single year. Coal generation fell 11.6% while wind and solar each outproduced coal in April alone. The EIA projects renewables will add another 56 GW in the next 12 months, putting total renewable capacity on track to exceed natural gas by 2027.
This is American energy leadership happening in real time. The Interior Department's reported interference with offshore wind contracts is exactly the kind of short-sighted obstruction that puts jobs and investment at risk. Stand against it. The clean energy economy is already here — your job is to make sure federal policy keeps up.