Recent dashboard observations include unusually large monthly increases in US generation capacity additions for solar and battery storage. The data are consistent with continued expansion in those categories. A reader might examine the updates on consumer price indexes and labour productivity for additional detail.
Insights
- US total public debt outstanding (United States) rose 0.10% in 2026-10-29, an unusually large daily move
US total public debt outstanding for United States was 40,593,637,262,883 US dollars in 2026-10-29, up 42,582,410,521 US dollars (+0.10%) from 40,551,054,852,362 in 2026-10-28; that change ranks in the 95th percentile of daily changes recorded since 1993-04-01.
ObservedUS total public debt outstandingUnited States2026-10-29
- US generation capacity additions, solar (United States) rose 99.44% in 2026-09-01, an unusually large monthly move
US generation capacity additions, solar for United States was 2,825.9 MW in 2026-09-01, up 1,409 MW (+99.44%) from 1,416.9 in 2026-08-01; that change ranks in the 98th percentile of monthly changes recorded since 1891-01-01.
ObservedUS generation capacity additions, solarUnited States2026-09-01
- US generation capacity additions, battery storage (United States) rose 79.24% in 2026-09-01, an unusually large monthly move
US generation capacity additions, battery storage for United States was 1,511.7 MW in 2026-09-01, up 668.3 MW (+79.24%) from 843.4 in 2026-08-01; that change ranks in the 99th percentile of monthly changes recorded since 1891-01-01.
ObservedUS generation capacity additions, battery storageUnited States2026-09-01
Biggest moves
Fell 6.5% in 2024, the largest drop on record.
3,954.95 kg per hectare in 2024 · -274.33 kg per hectare (-6.5%) · from 4,229.28 in 2023
observations 2945, 412161 · score 934
Rose 0.6% in 2026-09-01, the largest rise since 2026.
336.3 index 1982-1984=100 in 2026-09-01 · +2.17 index 1982-1984=100 (+0.6%) · from 334.13 in 2026-08-01
observations 415538, 409148 · score 976
Rose 5.2% in 2026-09-01, the largest rise since 2026.
337.83 index 1982-1984=100 in 2026-09-01 · +16.69 index 1982-1984=100 (+5.2%) · from 321.15 in 2026-08-01
observations 415394, 409142 · score 890
Rose 6.0% in 2025, the largest rise since 2022.
89.18 US dollars per hour, current prices and PPPs in 2025 · +5.06 US dollars per hour, current prices and PPPs (+6.0%) · from 84.12 in 2024
observations 391719, 391720 · score 969
Rose 68.7% in 2026-09-01, the largest rise since 2026.
5,185.4 MW in 2026-09-01 · +2,112.2 MW (+68.7%) · from 3,073.2 in 2026-08-01
observations 420773, 420772 · score 893
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Residential rose from 7.73 cents per kilowatthour in 2001-01-01 to 18.31 cents per kilowatthour in 2026-07-01; industrial rose from 4.75 cents per kilowatthour in 2001-01-01 to 9.77 cents per kilowatthour in 2026-07-01 (United States).Observed
What to watch
- The next US total public debt outstanding observation (2026-10-30): a change no larger than the median daily change of +870,910,228 US dollars, or a move back the other way, would mean the latest change has normalised. - US federal outlays, monthly, currently 584,774,866,340 US dollars in 2026-09-01: a move the other way lowers the breadth component. - US federal receipts, monthly, currently 557,874,519,238 US dollars in 2026-09-01: a move the other way lowers the breadth component. - Revisions: a revised 2026-10-29 value would arrive as a new observation row (the current row is observation 420995) and trigger a rescore. - Expiry: this insight expires 30 days after discovery unless a newer
New or refreshed data
- U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860M, Monthly Update to the Annual Electric Generator Report7,254 rows · 2 runs · 2026-11-01
- Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FRED economic data (API)97 rows · 1 run · 2026-11-02
- U.S. Energy Information Administration EIA Open Data API v235 rows · 1 run · 2026-11-02
- Humanity Vector Humanity Vector documented derivations34 rows · 3 runs · 2026-11-02
- U.S. Government USAspending API v223 rows · 1 run · 2026-11-02
- U.S. Department of the Treasury Treasury Fiscal Data API10 rows · 1 run · 2026-11-02
- U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC Commitments of Traders (public reporting API)6 rows · 1 run · 2026-11-02
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis BEA Data API3 rows · 1 run · 2026-11-02
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS Public Data API v20 rows · 1 run · 2026-11-02
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAOSTAT (bulk download service)0 rows · 1 run · 2026-11-02
- International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook database (IMF Data SDMX 2.1 API)0 rows · 1 run · 2026-11-02
- NASA NASA open data (api.nasa.gov and data.nasa.gov)0 rows · 1 run · 2026-11-02