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
| Entity | Technology | Period | Rolling 12M Total | YoY (Latest) | YoY (1M Ago) | YoY (3M Ago) | YoY (1Y Ago) | Trend (1M) | Trend (3M) | Trend (12M) |
| World | Total generation | Jul 2026 | 31,343.2 TWh | +3.05% | +3.25% | +3.10% | +3.08% | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| China | Total generation | Aug 2026 | 10,651.3 TWh | +4.37% | +4.76% | +5.52% | +4.57% | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| World | Coal | Jul 2026 | 10,165.0 TWh | -0.04% | +0.36% | -0.12% | +0.10% | Cooling | Improving | Cooling |
| World | Gas | Jul 2026 | 6,647.8 TWh | +1.96% | +2.24% | +1.90% | +1.26% | Cooling | Improving | Improving |
| China | Coal | Aug 2026 | 5,756.5 TWh | -0.33% | +0.13% | +0.72% | -0.49% | Cooling | Cooling | Improving |
| United States | Total generation | Aug 2026 | 4,617.9 TWh | +3.40% | +2.54% | +2.59% | +2.43% | Improving | Improving | Improving |
| World | Hydro | Jul 2026 | 4,441.6 TWh | +3.81% | +2.81% | +1.42% | -2.41% | Improving | Improving | Improving |
| World | Solar | Jul 2026 | 2,971.5 TWh | +20.18% | +22.23% | +24.59% | +31.54% | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| World | Wind | Jul 2026 | 2,773.7 TWh | +6.62% | +6.90% | +8.59% | +8.10% | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| World | Nuclear | Jul 2026 | 2,700.9 TWh | -0.80% | -0.87% | -1.17% | +2.35% | Improving | Improving | Cooling |
| EU | Total generation | Aug 2026 | 2,683.8 TWh | +2.88% | +2.39% | +2.10% | +1.30% | Improving | Improving | Improving |
| India | Total generation | Jul 2026 | 1,951.6 TWh | +5.49% | +5.06% | +2.56% | +2.18% | Improving | Improving | Improving |
| United States | Gas | Aug 2026 | 1,845.4 TWh | +1.73% | +0.15% | -0.57% | -2.27% | Improving | Improving | Improving |
| China | Hydro | Aug 2026 | 1,378.0 TWh | +11.89% | +10.09% | +6.86% | -6.28% | Improving | Improving | Improving |
| India | Coal | Jul 2026 | 1,321.8 TWh | +1.58% | +0.18% | -3.33% | -2.72% | Improving | Improving | Improving |
| China | Solar | Aug 2026 | 1,296.6 TWh | +19.63% | +22.00% | +29.43% | +41.97% | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| China | Wind | Aug 2026 | 1,158.4 TWh | +5.83% | +6.30% | +6.91% | +15.64% | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| Japan | Total generation | Jul 2026 | 914.9 TWh | -1.29% | -0.50% | +0.47% | +1.56% | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| United States | Nuclear | Aug 2026 | 792.0 TWh | +1.76% | +1.89% | +1.33% | -0.89% | Cooling | Improving | Improving |
| United States | Coal | Aug 2026 | 694.4 TWh | -2.58% | -2.70% | +0.75% | +7.68% | Improving | Cooling | Cooling |
| EU | Nuclear | Aug 2026 | 612.4 TWh | -0.88% | -0.30% | -0.45% | +1.59% | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| EU | Wind | Aug 2026 | 491.6 TWh | +7.56% | +7.32% | +9.02% | -4.66% | Improving | Cooling | Improving |
| United States | Wind | Aug 2026 | 488.0 TWh | +5.76% | +4.01% | +2.94% | +3.95% | Improving | Improving | Improving |
| China | Nuclear | Aug 2026 | 485.3 TWh | +1.96% | +1.64% | +1.82% | +8.85% | Improving | Improving | Cooling |
| EU | Gas | Aug 2026 | 451.2 TWh | +5.86% | +4.02% | +4.50% | +11.08% | Improving | Improving | Cooling |
| United States | Solar | Aug 2026 | 445.1 TWh | +21.63% | +21.90% | +23.50% | +29.80% | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| EU | Solar | Aug 2026 | 398.4 TWh | +14.24% | +13.64% | +13.54% | +20.27% | Improving | Improving | Cooling |
| China | Gas | Aug 2026 | 332.4 TWh | +4.08% | +8.28% | +13.43% | +13.77% | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| EU | Hydro | Aug 2026 | 290.6 TWh | -7.31% | -5.87% | -6.63% | -12.52% | Cooling | Cooling | Improving |
| Japan | Gas | Jul 2026 | 268.9 TWh | -5.34% | -4.78% | -3.71% | -2.52% | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| Japan | Coal | Jul 2026 | 267.2 TWh | -2.22% | -1.21% | -1.14% | +2.61% | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| United States | Hydro | Aug 2026 | 256.4 TWh | +7.43% | +6.99% | +5.56% | +1.53% | Improving | Improving | Improving |
| India | Solar | Jul 2026 | 250.9 TWh | +38.42% | +37.63% | +33.38% | +29.54% | Improving | Improving | Improving |
| EU | Coal | Aug 2026 | 243.9 TWh | -4.65% | -7.35% | -10.13% | -3.79% | Improving | Improving | Cooling |
| India | Hydro | Jul 2026 | 171.3 TWh | +0.87% | +6.17% | +11.42% | +18.12% | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| India | Wind | Jul 2026 | 109.3 TWh | +13.81% | +17.66% | +26.20% | +14.67% | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| Japan | Solar | Jul 2026 | 96.3 TWh | +1.43% | +5.20% | +3.90% | +3.38% | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| Japan | Nuclear | Jul 2026 | 92.2 TWh | +0.64% | +1.94% | +2.76% | +10.09% | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| Japan | Hydro | Jul 2026 | 65.6 TWh | -4.01% | -7.30% | -0.29% | -2.52% | Improving | Cooling | Cooling |
| India | Nuclear | Jul 2026 | 57.9 TWh | -0.02% | -1.94% | -3.13% | +12.06% | Improving | Improving | Cooling |
| India | Gas | Jul 2026 | 23.4 TWh | -12.44% | -11.28% | -19.48% | -27.50% | Cooling | Improving | Improving |
| Japan | Wind | Jul 2026 | 13.9 TWh | +16.61% | +15.72% | +15.13% | +9.06% | Improving | Improving | Improving |