The latest EDF‑Atlas report shows the Trump administration’s legal wins have stalled attempts to block wind and solar projects. While renewable capacity keeps rising nationwide, natural‑gas development surged, with planned and under‑construction gas capacity climbing from 44.8 GW in Q4 2025 to 65.5 GW by the end of Q1 2026—a jump of 20.7 GW. That growth outpaces solar, storage and onshore wind combined, significantly.

Fossil‑fuel share of planned capacity rose from 9 % at 2022’s close to 27 % now, a threefold increase that signals renewed investment in carbon‑intensive generation. Advocates like Jon Gordon of Advanced Energy United warn that new gas plants, often 30‑plus years in service, lock in emissions even as construction costs for gas have nearly doubled, while solar and battery prices keep falling. Recently.

Geography matters: Texas leads the nation with 164 GW of existing, planned or under‑construction clean power, nearly double California’s 83 GW. Yet 80 % of that capacity sits in Republican‑held districts, reflecting land‑cost and interconnection advantages more than partisan intent, according to Johns Hopkins researcher Abe Silverman. The data suggests market forces, not politics, are driving the renewable surge.