Solar PV led world energy demand growth in 2025, but the U.S. turned to fossil fuels, says IEA report

The International Energy Agency’s latest Global Energy Review shows solar PV accounted for 27% of all energy demand growth, while demand grew 62% faster in the U.S. than the world total, largely driven by a 10% increase in coal use, as the world enters what the report’s authors call the “Age of Electricity.”