From July 2025 through June 2026, fossil fuels supplied about 54% of Nevada’s electricity consumption, while low-carbon sources supplied almost 47%. Gas dominated the fossil share, providing half of all electricity, with coal contributing about 4%. Solar led clean electricity supply at almost 35%, including roughly 30% from utility-scale installations and 5% from behind-the-meter systems, such as rooftop panels. Geothermal supplied another 8% and hydropower about 3%. Nevada therefore has a substantial clean electricity foundation, but fossil fuels still supply more than half of its electricity, contributing to climate change and air pollution.

Is Electricity Growing in Nevada?

The latest figures do not show Nevada setting new electricity records on a per-person basis. Electricity consumption in 2026 was about 14,340 kWh per person, roughly 220 kWh, or 1.5%, below the 2024 record. Low-carbon electricity generation was almost unchanged at about 6,690 kWh per person, just 11 kWh below its 2025 record of 6,700 kWh. This near-stagnation in clean generation is disappointing when more low-carbon electricity is needed to support electrification and growing demand from AI. These per-person figures alone do not establish whether Nevada’s total electricity consumption is growing.

Suggestions

Nevada should build on its strong solar performance by expanding both utility-scale projects and rooftop installations, supported by storage and transmission that help deliver clean electricity when needed. Nearby regions offer useful examples for diversifying this growth: the US state of Arizona generates 25% of its electricity from nuclear, demonstrating a relevant southwestern model for Nevada to consider when developing nuclear generation. The US state of New Mexico generates 36% of its electricity from wind, while the US state of Wyoming gets 31%, offering regional examples for exploring suitable wind projects. France, where nuclear supplies 67% of electricity, also illustrates how nuclear can underpin a predominantly low-carbon electricity system. Combining expanded solar with nuclear and suitable wind development would help Nevada increase clean electricity supply and reduce fossil-fuel dependence.

History

Across the supplied history from 2024 through 2026, changes in Nevada’s non-solar low-carbon generation were modest and mixed. Hydropower increased by 0.3 TWh in both 2024 and 2025, before falling by 0.5 TWh in 2026, leaving only a small net gain across those annual changes. Geothermal generation declined by 0.3 TWh in 2024, remained unchanged in 2025, and recovered by 0.1 TWh in 2026—an incomplete recovery that underscores the need for stronger clean electricity growth. Wind and biofuels recorded no annual changes throughout these three years. The supplied historical series does not include solar, so it cannot show how Nevada’s largest low-carbon source changed over this period.

Electricity Imports and Exports

Balance of Trade

* 12M = Last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026) — a rolling 12-month period, not a calendar year.