From July 2025 through June 2026, fossil fuels supplied about 59% of the electricity consumed in Texas, while low-carbon sources provided about 41%. Gas accounted for almost half of consumption, at 48%, and coal supplied another 11%. Among clean sources, wind led with 22%, solar contributed 12%, and nuclear supplied nearly 7%. Utility-scale solar alone accounted for about 11% of electricity consumption. Texas therefore has a substantial clean electricity base, but fossil fuels still supply more than half of its electricity, contributing to climate change and air pollution.

Is Electricity Growing in Texas?

Electricity consumption per person is growing in Texas and has reached a new record. The latest 2026 figure is about 19,065 kWh per person, up by 292 kWh, or roughly 1.6%, from the previous record in 2025. Low-carbon electricity generation per person is growing faster: it reached about 7,871 kWh, exceeding the 2025 record by 400 kWh, or approximately 5.4%. These are encouraging gains, particularly because clean generation per person increased by more than total consumption per person. Continued expansion will help meet electricity demand from electrification and the growth of AI.

Suggestions

Texas should build on its already substantial wind and solar generation while also expanding nuclear electricity. Nearby regions offer useful examples: wind supplies about 45% of electricity in the US state of Oklahoma and 49% in the US state of Kansas, compared with 22% in Texas. For solar, the US states of Nevada and California demonstrate larger contributions, at about 35% and 31%, respectively. Texas can learn from their experience deploying solar at scale, alongside investment in transmission and storage. Nuclear also offers considerable scope for growth: it supplies around 30% of electricity in the US states of Georgia and Alabama, while France generates about two-thirds of its electricity from nuclear. Combining expanded wind and solar with more nuclear generation would strengthen Texas’s clean electricity supply and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

History

The supplied history covers 2024 through 2026 and shows sustained wind expansion: annual generation increased by about 4.4 TWh in 2024, 5.2 TWh in 2025, and 4.5 TWh in 2026—roughly 14 TWh of additional annual generation across those successive increases. Nuclear contributed a 3 TWh increase in 2025, highlighting its potential to support clean electricity growth. Hydro and biofuels made much smaller contributions to annual changes, generally ranging from almost no change to about half a TWh. The clearest trend in this short period is steady growth in wind generation; maintaining that momentum while accelerating solar and nuclear expansion would help Texas deliver more low-carbon electricity.

Electricity Imports and Exports

Balance of Trade

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