US Energy Mix & Electricity Price Dashboard
A compact view of how fossil, nuclear, renewables, and retail power prices have moved together — annual energy mix through 2024 and monthly retail price through May 2026.
2024 renewables share
12.1%
+7.2pp since 2008
2024 is the highest renewables share in the series.
2024 fossil share
79.8%
-12.0pp since 1978
The total keeps falling, but mostly because coal is shrinking.
2024 annual avg price
17.6¢/kWh
+5.2¢ since 2008
The sharpest annual price jump occurs in 2022.
Latest monthly price
19.6¢/kWh
+11.6% vs 2024 annual avg
Latest non-null monthly reading: May 2026.
What is shifting most clearly
- Long-run mix shift: renewables rose from 4.1% in 1978 to 12.1% in 2024, while fossil fell from 91.8% to 79.8%.
- The pace changed after 2008: renewables gained about +0.5pp per year from 2008-2024, roughly 18x the +0.0pp pace seen from 1978-2008.
- Fossil is not shrinking evenly: coal drops sharply after 2008, gas expands, and oil stays comparatively steady, which is why total fossil share falls more slowly than coal alone.
- Prices trend higher over time, but not in a one-for-one pattern with the transition: the steepest annual price jump arrives in 2022, after a long stretch when renewables were rising and retail prices were comparatively stable.
Annual mix through 2024
Monthly price through May 2026
Indexed comparison base year: 2008
Milestone checkpoints
Selected years that mark the transition, price spikes, and the most visible turning points.
| Year | Renewables share | Fossil share | Avg price | Signal |
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1. The long-run energy mix is broadening, but fossil still anchors the system
Stacked annual consumption shows how renewables and nuclear add to the mix over time without displacing fossil at the same speed.
2. Share trends reveal the inflection points: renewables accelerate after 2008 while fossil trends lower
The clearest structural break is the post-2008 ramp, with 2020 standing out as the sharpest one-year shift.
3. Inside fossil, coal is the main source of decline while gas absorbs part of the gap
That internal rotation explains why total fossil share falls more gradually than coal consumption alone.
4. Retail electricity prices rise in steps, with a recent surge that extends beyond the annual mix series
Monthly price is shown with a 12-month rolling average and annual average markers to separate noise from regime shifts.
5. Since 2008, prices and the transition do not move in lockstep
Indexed to 2008 = 100: renewables climb steadily, fossil eases lower, and price remains comparatively flat until the 2022-2024 jump.