Nicolas Fulghum
@nicolasfulghum
Senior Energy and Climate Data Analyst @ember_energy | Lead author of the Global Electricity Review | Explaining the data behind the global energy⚡️transition.
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Big clean power milestone in Colorado!
More than half of the state's power across the year is now generated from wind, solar, and a bit of hydro.
Wind and solar power have more than tripled in the last decade, pushing fossil power below 50%, down from over 80% in 2015.
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In September, China's combustion vehicle (ICE) sales dropped to just a third of the market for the first time
Battery electric vehicles are getting close to half of the market (47.3%), while Plug-ins added another 19.7%.
Only 5 years from >90% to 33% ICE.
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In November 2023, battery electric vehicles became the most sold drivetrain in Denmark for the first time at 44%.
That was just 34 months ago.
In September 2026, BEVs made up 89% of the market. Petrol sales share fell to just 8%.
A sign of things to come for other countries.
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NEW | EV Adoption is booming around the world
The Hormuz crisis once again revealed the risks of an energy system reliant on fossil fuels and countries are taking notice.
Growing EV fleets have saved oil importers more than $20 billion since the start of the war.
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A clean, electrified energy system has been a dream for decades. Thirty years ago the core components existed, but they weren't economical.
That has changed. Chips, batteries, power electronics, motors and sensors have each fallen over 97% in price.
It's best to recognise a shift early. Second best is to act on it when it's staring us in the face.
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NEW | California just reached a world-first solar milestone
Over HALF (51%) of electricity generation across the whole month of May came from solar power.
Battery storage is the big difference maker, enabling California to push the share of solar generation to this level.
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