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Trump Cuts Green Incentives as Renewable Energy Soars
9/10/2025
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- The Trump administration is cutting green energy incentives, even as renewable energy use in the U.S. rises to nearly 25% of power generation by June 2025.
- California's solar generation reached 21.7 megawatts, ranking as the second-largest power plant globally.
- Texas is seeing record levels of wind and solar power generation.
- The Energy Information Administration predicts record power consumption in 2025 and 2026, driven by data centers.
- Renewable energy's share may rise to 26% by 2026, while coal's share could reach 17% in 2025.
