Solar Surge Pushes the World Into an Age of Electricity
TL;DR
The IEA’s 2025 analysis shows solar PV posted the largest annual increase of any energy source, driving renewables-led growth and meeting a large share of the rising electricity demand, while rapid battery expansion supports a more electrified, storage-enabled grid and emissions grew only modestly compared with past years.
- Global growth in solar "the largest ever observed for any source" Ars Technica
- Clean electricity meets all new demand, curbing fossil fuels, says Ember Al Jazeera
- Global clean power growth points to permanent shift, analysts say Financial Times
- Clean energy pushes fossil-fuel power into reverse for ‘first time ever’ Carbon Brief
- Clean energy generation exceeded rise in global electricity demand in 2025 The Guardian
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