{
  "id": 17048238,
  "title": "Solar hits 'insane' milestone, quietly overtakes nuclear as a global power source: report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/solar-hits-insane-milestone-quietly-overtakes-nuclear-as-a-global",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T09:50:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/energy/solar-has-quietly-overtaken-nuclear-as-a-global-power-source-report-1.500728173"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Solar has passed nuclear as a source of the world’s electricity. In 2025, solar plants produced 2,778 terawatt-hours (TWh), about 13 percent more than the world’s reactors. A decade earlier the picture was reversed: solar generated just 256 TWh , while nuclear produced roughly ten times that, at 2,576 TWh . Ember co-founder Dave Jones told the BBC the milestone was “pretty insane.” Solar output…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}