Western U.S. hourly electric power supply: July 5 - July 11, 2026
Non-combustion energy sources supplied 9,413,337 MegaWatt-hours (MWhr), 58.96 % of total electric power generated in the western U.S. for the week beginning July 5, 2026.
Western U.S. hourly electric power supply: June 28 - July 4, 2026
Non-combustion energy sources - wind, solar, nuclear, geothermal and hydroelectric - combined supplied 72.34% of total electric power generated.
Western U.S. electric power supply: 28 Dec 2025 - 3 Jan 2026
December 28 and 29 were the best days for solar energy production in the US West. Windpower produced all hours of the week. Hydroelectric produced the largest non-combustion electric supply.
U.S. Dam Conversions to Add 330 MegaWatts Electric Generating Capacity
Details of hydroelectric conversion projects in Colorado and Iowa, and listing of more hydropower conversions in other U.S. States.
First Time: U.S. Renewable Electricity Exceeded Coal-Fired Generation in April 2019
Predicted to be a short-lived trend, as windpower declines and consumer electricity demand increases in Summer.