The Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced that net electricity generation in the United States hit a new record in 2025, with the nation generating 4.43 terawatt-hours of electricity. The number is 2.8% greater than in 2024.
“This growth contrasts with the trend of relatively flat electricity generation between the mid-2000s and early 2020s. Net generation is related to electricity demand. Much of the recent growth in electricity demand comes from the commercial sector, which includes data centers, and the industrial sector, which includes manufacturing establishments,” the EIA stated. “In 2025, U.S. retail sales of electricity to ultimate customers, which is a key indicator of demand, increased compared with 2024 in all three sectors: residential (by 2.2%), commercial (by 2.9%), and industrial (by 0.7%).”
In July, President Trump signed an executive order cutting government subsidies for wind and solar projects, calling them “unreliable energy sources.”
“The proliferation of these projects displaces affordable, reliable, dispatchable domestic energy sources, compromises our electric grid, and denigrates the beauty of our Nation’s natural landscape,” the order read. “Moreover, reliance on so-called ‘green’ subsidies threatens national security by making the United States dependent on supply chains controlled by foreign adversaries.”
A separate executive order partners the coal industry with the Department of War for national security. Under the order, War Secretary Pete Hegseth will “seek to procure power from the United States coal generation fleet by approving long-term Power Purchase Agreements, or entering into any similar contractual agreements, with coal-fired energy production facilities to serve DOW installations or other mission-critical facilities.” The agreements will target areas such as grid reliability and blackout prevention, fuel security, and “mission assurance for defense and intelligence capabilities.”
