B
Evidence Grade B
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30%
30% -- renewable energy share for total US electrical generation (2026)
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30%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
95
Source Trust
50
Citation Chain
90
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
83
Source
US Energy Information Administration
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Tier A
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US Energy Information Administration
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Data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA)
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total US electrical generation: 30% renewable energy share. Source: US Energy Information Administration (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/renewables-us-electricity-generation-2026
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