On the good side, solar continued its run of astonishing growth, generating 35 percent more power than a year earlier and surpassing hydroelectric power for the first time. Overall, electrical consumption in the US rose by 2. 8 percent, or about 121 terawatt-hours. 0333 x frequency of oscillation per second. The. Amid a struggle to power AI data centers. 0% in 2025 from 2024 to a record 4,527,969 gigawatt-hours (GWh), according to data from the EIA. There had been 14. (Bloomberg) -- China's solar power generation overtook wind for the first time last year as a boom in cheap panels continues to reshape the country's grid and climate trajectory. The bad news is that overall demand rose appreciably, and a fair chunk of that was met by additional coal use.