Solar surpasses coal in U.S. electricity generation for first time on record
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Ellyn Lapointe
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Solar power surpassed coal in the U.S. electricity mix for the first time on record in May, with solar supplying 12.8% of U.S. power versus coal's 12.2%, according to an analysis by energy think tank Ember. This milestone comes despite the Trump administration's efforts to revitalize domestic coal power, and was further underscored by the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie's US Solar Market Insight Q2 report highlighting continued renewable energy growth.
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· 3 pulledSolar supplied a record 12.8% of US power, while coal generation fell to 12.2%
That represents coal's fourth-lowest monthly share ever
In yet another blow to the Trump administration's energy agenda, solar overtook coal power generation in the U.S. electricity mix for the first month on record in May
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