Christopher Allen Wright (born January 15, 1965) is an American businessman and government official serving as the 17th United States secretary of energy since February 2025.
The Tesla CEO described solar energy as the linchpin of the world's clean-power potential; at the same time, he highlighted that “tariff barriers for solar are extremely high in the United States". Musk added that the United States could meet its national electricity requirements with only a small piece of the land in the Southwest.
We expect the combined share of generation from solar power and wind power to rise from about 18% in 2025 to about 21% in 2027. In our STEO forecast, utility-scale solar is the fastest-growing source of electricity generation in the United States, increasing from 290 BkWh in 2025 to 424 BkWh by 2027.
New solar plant projects are also starting up in MISO. We expect MISO solar generation to grow from 31 BkWh in 2025 to 46 BkWh in 2027. Natural gas is the largest source of electricity in the United States; however, its contribution to total generation has been declining from a peak share of 42% in 2024.
Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX CEO, highlighted that China''s electricity generation is growing superfast – with solar being the largest incremental contributor. The Tesla boss further
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We expect the combined share of generation from solar power and wind power to rise from about 18% in 2025 to about 21% in 2027. In our STEO forecast, utility-scale solar is the fastest
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Christopher Allen Wright (born January 15, 1965) [1][2] is an American businessman and government official serving as the 17th United States secretary of energy since February 2025.
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