U.S. RANK #1 · TX 1.88% OF U.S. GENERATION

Texas Electricity Generation & Grid Mix

In 2025, Texas (TX) generated 596.37 TWh of electricity (1.88% of U.S. generation, ranked #1 among U.S. states). Its #1 electricity source was Natural Gas at 288.18 TWh (48.3% of state output), while low-carbon sources supplied 39.8%.

2025 Generation 596.37 TWh U.S. Rank #1

#1 Power Source Natural Gas 48.3% (288.2 TWh)

Low-Carbon Share 39.8% Wind + Solar: 32.5%

Fossil Share 60.2% 5Y Gen Change: +25.5%

CO2 Intensity 343 gCO2/kWh 204.3 Mt CO2 total

2025 Texas Grid Fuel Mix Breakdown (100% = 596.37 TWh)

Natural Gas: 48.3% (288.18 TWh) Wind: 21.7% (129.46 TWh) Coal: 11.6% (68.89 TWh) Solar: 10.7% (64.07 TWh) Nuclear: 7.0% (41.63 TWh) Oil & Other Fossil: 0.3% (1.90 TWh)

GRID TELEMETRY · 2025 GENERATION MIX & 2000-2025 SERIES

Texas (TX) Electricity Generation by Source (2025)

39.8% Low-Carbon

2025 Total Output: 596.37 TWh · Carbon Intensity: 343 gCO2/kWh

Natural Gas

288.18 TWh 48.3% +17%

Wind

129.46 TWh 21.7% +40%

Coal

68.89 TWh 11.6% -13%

Solar

64.07 TWh 10.7% +531%

Nuclear

41.63 TWh 7.0% +1%

Oil & Other Fossil

1.90 TWh 0.3% -39%

Hydroelectric

1.25 TWh 0.2% +16%

Bioenergy

0.93 TWh 0.2% -32%

Geothermal & Other

0.06 TWh 0.0% -34%

Source: Ember Yearly Electricity Data & U.S. EIA · Unit: Terawatt-hours (TWh) #1 Power Source: Natural Gas (48.3% of grid)

Texas Historical Electricity Generation by Fuel (2001-2025)

Year	Total (TWh)	Coal	Gas	Nuclear	Hydro	Wind	Solar	Clean %	gCO2/kWh
2025	596.37	68.89	288.18	41.63	1.25	129.46	64.07	39.8%	343
2024	571.46	65.55	293.19	38.61	0.78	124.28	45.51	36.8%	356
2023	551.41	71.61	282.16	40.68	0.76	119.86	32.32	35.4%	367
2022	528.56	85.34	256.14	41.61	0.62	114.79	25.44	34.8%	380
2021	484.12	88.82	233.12	40.21	1.08	99.47	17.21	32.9%	396
2020	475.13	78.83	246.63	41.44	1.08	92.44	10.15	30.9%	400
2019	484.11	91.82	255.63	41.30	1.48	83.62	5.37	27.5%	423
2018	478.13	111.72	239.71	41.19	1.13	75.70	3.92	25.9%	446
2017	453.31	134.65	204.51	38.58	1.06	67.06	2.67	24.5%	473
2016	454.45	121.23	225.98	42.08	1.34	57.53	1.12	22.9%	471
2015	450.04	121.55	237.73	39.35	0.96	44.83	0.62	19.4%	489
2014	437.73	148.17	204.72	39.29	0.39	40.01	0.45	18.8%	514
2013	432.64	149.4	203.8	38.31	0.48	35.87	0.16	17.7%	521
2012	428.53	138.09	213.9	38.44	0.58	32.21	0.12	17.1%	517
2011	434.78	157.9	200.5	39.65	0.56	30.55	0.03	16.7%	533
2010	411.2	150.17	186.88	41.34	1.26	26.25	0.01	17.1%	531
2009	395.93	139.11	189.07	41.50	1.03	20.03	0.00	16.1%	532
2008	403.91	147.13	193.25	40.73	1.04	16.23	0.00	14.7%	543
2007	404.41	147.28	199.53	40.96	1.64	9.01	0.00	13.1%	551
2006	399.02	146.39	197.87	41.26	0.66	6.67	0.00	12.5%	555
2005	395.33	148.36	197.67	38.23	1.33	4.24	0.00	11.4%	563
2004	388.91	148.88	188.75	40.44	1.30	3.14	0.00	11.8%	563
2003	378.49	146.99	184.91	33.44	0.90	2.57	0.00	10.2%	575
2002	384.53	141.85	196.43	35.62	1.12	2.66	0.00	10.6%	565
2001	371.71	135.1	190.11	38.16	1.20	1.19	0.00	11.2%	560