Solar and wind growth meets all new electricity demand in the first three quarters of 2025 | Emberhttps://ember-energy.org/latest-updates/solar-and-wind-growth-meets-all-new-electricity-demand-in-the-first-three-quarters-of-2025/Solar and wind have grown fast enough to meet all new electricity demand in the first three quarters of 2025, according to a new analysis from energy think tank Ember. Ember forecasts that fossil power will not rise in 2025, marking the first year without fossil generation growth since the Covid-19 pandemic.
The analysis shows that solar and wind are not just expanding, they are now growing faster than demand itself.
In the first three quarters of 2025, solar generation rose by 498 TWh (+31%) and already surpassed the total solar output in all of 2024. Wind generation grew by 137 TWh (+7.6%). Together, they added 635 TWh, outpacing the rise in global electricity demand of 603 TWh (+2.7%).