World Generation Momentum by Source

12-Month Rolling Total Year-over-Year Change (%). Data shows the Year-over-Year change in the 12-month rolling total to smooth out seasonality.

Momentum Pulse: Triple Horizon Trend Analysis

EntityTechnologyPeriodRolling 12M TotalYoY (Latest)YoY (1M Ago)YoY (3M Ago)YoY (1Y Ago)Trend (1M)Trend (3M)Trend (12M)
WorldTotal generationJul 202631,343.2 TWh+3.05%+3.25%+3.10%+3.08%CoolingCoolingCooling
ChinaTotal generationAug 202610,651.3 TWh+4.37%+4.76%+5.52%+4.57%CoolingCoolingCooling
WorldCoalJul 202610,165.0 TWh-0.04%+0.36%-0.12%+0.10%CoolingImprovingCooling
WorldGasJul 20266,647.8 TWh+1.96%+2.24%+1.90%+1.26%CoolingImprovingImproving
ChinaCoalAug 20265,756.5 TWh-0.33%+0.13%+0.72%-0.49%CoolingCoolingImproving
United StatesTotal generationAug 20264,617.9 TWh+3.40%+2.54%+2.59%+2.43%ImprovingImprovingImproving
WorldHydroJul 20264,441.6 TWh+3.81%+2.81%+1.42%-2.41%ImprovingImprovingImproving
WorldSolarJul 20262,971.5 TWh+20.18%+22.23%+24.59%+31.54%CoolingCoolingCooling
WorldWindJul 20262,773.7 TWh+6.62%+6.90%+8.59%+8.10%CoolingCoolingCooling
WorldNuclearJul 20262,700.9 TWh-0.80%-0.87%-1.17%+2.35%ImprovingImprovingCooling
EUTotal generationAug 20262,683.8 TWh+2.88%+2.39%+2.10%+1.30%ImprovingImprovingImproving
IndiaTotal generationJul 20261,951.6 TWh+5.49%+5.06%+2.56%+2.18%ImprovingImprovingImproving
United StatesGasAug 20261,845.4 TWh+1.73%+0.15%-0.57%-2.27%ImprovingImprovingImproving
ChinaHydroAug 20261,378.0 TWh+11.89%+10.09%+6.86%-6.28%ImprovingImprovingImproving
IndiaCoalJul 20261,321.8 TWh+1.58%+0.18%-3.33%-2.72%ImprovingImprovingImproving
ChinaSolarAug 20261,296.6 TWh+19.63%+22.00%+29.43%+41.97%CoolingCoolingCooling
ChinaWindAug 20261,158.4 TWh+5.83%+6.30%+6.91%+15.64%CoolingCoolingCooling
JapanTotal generationJul 2026914.9 TWh-1.29%-0.50%+0.47%+1.56%CoolingCoolingCooling
United StatesNuclearAug 2026792.0 TWh+1.76%+1.89%+1.33%-0.89%CoolingImprovingImproving
United StatesCoalAug 2026694.4 TWh-2.58%-2.70%+0.75%+7.68%ImprovingCoolingCooling
EUNuclearAug 2026612.4 TWh-0.88%-0.30%-0.45%+1.59%CoolingCoolingCooling
EUWindAug 2026491.6 TWh+7.56%+7.32%+9.02%-4.66%ImprovingCoolingImproving
United StatesWindAug 2026488.0 TWh+5.76%+4.01%+2.94%+3.95%ImprovingImprovingImproving
ChinaNuclearAug 2026485.3 TWh+1.96%+1.64%+1.82%+8.85%ImprovingImprovingCooling
EUGasAug 2026451.2 TWh+5.86%+4.02%+4.50%+11.08%ImprovingImprovingCooling
United StatesSolarAug 2026445.1 TWh+21.63%+21.90%+23.50%+29.80%CoolingCoolingCooling
EUSolarAug 2026398.4 TWh+14.24%+13.64%+13.54%+20.27%ImprovingImprovingCooling
ChinaGasAug 2026332.4 TWh+4.08%+8.28%+13.43%+13.77%CoolingCoolingCooling
EUHydroAug 2026290.6 TWh-7.31%-5.87%-6.63%-12.52%CoolingCoolingImproving
JapanGasJul 2026268.9 TWh-5.34%-4.78%-3.71%-2.52%CoolingCoolingCooling
JapanCoalJul 2026267.2 TWh-2.22%-1.21%-1.14%+2.61%CoolingCoolingCooling
United StatesHydroAug 2026256.4 TWh+7.43%+6.99%+5.56%+1.53%ImprovingImprovingImproving
IndiaSolarJul 2026250.9 TWh+38.42%+37.63%+33.38%+29.54%ImprovingImprovingImproving
EUCoalAug 2026243.9 TWh-4.65%-7.35%-10.13%-3.79%ImprovingImprovingCooling
IndiaHydroJul 2026171.3 TWh+0.87%+6.17%+11.42%+18.12%CoolingCoolingCooling
IndiaWindJul 2026109.3 TWh+13.81%+17.66%+26.20%+14.67%CoolingCoolingCooling
JapanSolarJul 202696.3 TWh+1.43%+5.20%+3.90%+3.38%CoolingCoolingCooling
JapanNuclearJul 202692.2 TWh+0.64%+1.94%+2.76%+10.09%CoolingCoolingCooling
JapanHydroJul 202665.6 TWh-4.01%-7.30%-0.29%-2.52%ImprovingCoolingCooling
IndiaNuclearJul 202657.9 TWh-0.02%-1.94%-3.13%+12.06%ImprovingImprovingCooling
IndiaGasJul 202623.4 TWh-12.44%-11.28%-19.48%-27.50%CoolingImprovingImproving
JapanWindJul 202613.9 TWh+16.61%+15.72%+15.13%+9.06%ImprovingImprovingImproving