--- title: Is solar’s growth finally slowing in the US? | daily.dev description: US electricity demand rose 2 percent in the first seven months of 2026, slower than the 3 percent increase seen over the same period the prior year, despite... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/is-solar-s-growth-finally-slowing-in-the-us--gesy6qrtu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Is solar’s growth finally slowing in the US? | daily.dev og:description: US electricity demand rose 2 percent in the first seven months of 2026, slower than the 3 percent increase seen over the same period the prior year, despite... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/is-solar-s-growth-finally-slowing-in-the-us--gesy6qrtu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/gEsY6QrTU.png og:image:alt: Is solar’s growth finally slowing in the US? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Is solar’s growth finally slowing in the US? **[Ars Technica](https://daily.dev/sources/arstechnica)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary US electricity demand rose 2 percent in the first seven months of 2026, slower than the 3 percent increase seen over the same period the prior year, despite growth in data centers, EVs, and heat pumps. Solar power generation, which had grown over 30 percent year over year in recent quarters, is showing a smaller increase this year, though this is partly expected as the larger installed base makes identical growth register as a smaller percentage. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How much has US electricity demand grown in 2026 compared to the prior year? US electricity use rose by about 2 percent in the first seven months of 2026 compared to the same period the previous year, slower than the 3 percent increase recorded a year earlier. Growth from data centers, EVs, and heat pumps continues, but efficiency gains and on-site power generation at some data centers are moderating the increase showing up on the grid. _Anyone tracking grid demand and data center power trends can follow ongoing coverage on daily.dev._ ### Is solar power generation growth slowing down in the US? Yes, solar generation growth has slowed in the first seven months of 2026 compared to prior years, when quarterly growth often exceeded 30 percent year over year. Some slowdown is expected mathematically since a larger installed base makes the same absolute growth appear as a smaller percentage increase, rather than indicating a fundamental drop in new solar additions. _Developers following renewable energy data trends can track updates like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Final 2025 data is in: US energy use is up as solar passes hydro](https://daily.dev/posts/final-2025-data-is-in-us-energy-use-is-up-as-solar-passes-hydro-bd7wfmvmu) · Ars Technica · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [US electricity demand surged in 2025 – solar handled 61% of it](https://daily.dev/posts/us-electricity-demand-surged-in-2025-solar-handled-61-of-it-y30vftyte) · Hacker News · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [IEA: Solar overtakes all energy sources in a major global first](https://daily.dev/posts/iea-solar-overtakes-all-energy-sources-in-a-major-global-first-ssm00wdrv) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/is-solar-s-growth-finally-slowing-in-the-us--gesy6qrtu) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Is solar’s growth finally slowing in the US?","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/is-solar-s-growth-finally-slowing-in-the-us--gesy6qrtu","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/is-solar-s-growth-finally-slowing-in-the-us--gesy6qrtu"},"datePublished":"2026-09-25T19:42:38.042Z","dateModified":"2026-09-25T19:42:59.981Z","description":"US electricity demand rose 2 percent in the first seven months of 2026, slower than the 3 percent increase seen over the same period the prior year, despite...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/ec76f4e3a711ad315662bb194f3ea29b?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/ec76f4e3a711ad315662bb194f3ea29b?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Ars Technica","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Ars Technica","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/80883e0e48a34b5ebcf93777016cb3fe","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/arstechnica"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/is-solar-s-growth-finally-slowing-in-the-us--gesy6qrtu","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Ars Technica","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/arstechnica"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Is solar’s growth finally slowing in the US?"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/is-solar-s-growth-finally-slowing-in-the-us--gesy6qrtu#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How much has US electricity demand grown in 2026 compared to the prior year?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"US electricity use rose by about 2 percent in the first seven months of 2026 compared to the same period the previous year, slower than the 3 percent increase recorded a year earlier. 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