Here’s a big energy story from April 2026. For the first full month ever, wind power and solar power together made more electricity worldwide than gas-fired power. According to analysis by Ember, reported by Reuters, wind and solar reached 22% of global electricity in April, while gas was 20%. Ember also said this was based on data from 36 countries, with careful estimates for places that had not published April numbers yet. (sahmcapital.com)
Why did this happen in April 2026? April is usually a strong month for renewables, especially in the Northern Hemisphere. Spring often brings both stronger wind and rising solar output. Ember estimated that global wind-and-solar generation was up 13% from a year earlier. Growth was seen in many places, including China, the European Union, the United States, Britain, Australia, Chile, and Brazil. Still, this is a monthly milestone, not proof that wind and solar have already passed gas for the whole year. (sahmcapital.com)
The bigger picture is even more interesting. Ember’s Global Electricity Review 2026 says renewables as a whole supplied 33.8% of the world’s electricity in 2025, moving above coal for the first time in modern history. Solar was the main driver: it grew 30% in 2025 and met 75% of the world’s increase in electricity demand. Wind and solar together met 99% of that demand growth, and fossil-fuel power fell slightly overall. So April 2026 was not just a surprise. It was a sign that the global power system is changing, step by step, month by month. (repower.world)










