From July 2025 through June 2026, fossil fuels supplied about 59% of Texas’s electricity, while low-carbon sources supplied about 41%. Gas alone accounted for almost half of electricity consumption, and coal contributed another 11%. Among clean electricity sources, wind led with 22%, followed by solar at 12%—including about 11% from utility-scale solar—and nuclear at nearly 7%. Texas therefore has a substantial clean electricity foundation, but fossil fuels still supply more than half of its electricity, contributing to climate change and air pollution.

Is Electricity Growing in Texas?

Electricity consumption per person is growing in Texas and has reached a new record. The latest 2026 figure is about 19,100 kWh per person, up 292 kWh, or roughly 1.6%, from the previous record in 2025. Low-carbon electricity generation grew even faster, reaching about 7,900 kWh per person—400 kWh, or roughly 5.4%, above its 2025 record. These gains are encouraging: clean generation per person increased by more than total consumption per person, helping Texas meet growing electricity needs while moving toward a cleaner supply.

Suggestions

Texas can build on its strong wind and solar industries while expanding nuclear electricity generation. Nearby regions offer useful examples: the US states of Oklahoma and Kansas generate about 45% and 49% of their electricity from wind, respectively, compared with Texas’s 22%. For solar, the sunny US states of Nevada and California demonstrate what higher deployment can achieve, with solar supplying about 35% and 31% of electricity. Nuclear also has considerable room to grow: the US state of South Carolina gets more than half of its electricity from nuclear, while France gets about two-thirds. Expanding solar, wind, and nuclear together, supported by stronger transmission infrastructure, would help Texas supply more clean electricity for electrification, industry, and growing AI demand.

History

From 2024 through 2026, wind was a consistent driver of Texas’s low-carbon electricity growth, adding about 4–5 TWh each year, or roughly 14 TWh across the three years. Nuclear generation was less consistent: it fell by 2.1 TWh in 2024, recovered by 3 TWh in 2025, and then fell by 1.4 TWh in 2026. Those repeated losses are disappointing setbacks to clean electricity growth; sustaining and expanding nuclear output should be a priority rather than allowing gains to be reversed. Hydro and biofuels changed comparatively little over this period, leaving wind responsible for the largest sustained increase among the sources listed.

Electricity Imports and Exports

Balance of Trade

* 12M = Last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026) — a rolling 12-month period, not a calendar year.