Solar surpasses coal in US electricity generation for first time in May
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Summary
Solar power generated more electricity than coal in the US for the first time in May, supplying 12.8% of the nation's electricity compared to coal's 12.2%, according to data from Ember, the Solar Energy Industries Association, and Wood Mackenzie. This milestone comes despite federal policies under Donald Trump that favor coal over clean energy. Solar remains the leading source of new power capacity additions in the US, while coal continues its structural decline.
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· 3 pulledFor years solar power has been the leading source of new power on the grid, and this year it will add more than double the capacity of natural gas.
In May, for the first time, solar supplied more of the nation's electricity than coal, or 12.8%.
Coal supplied 12.2%, its fourth-lowest monthly share ever.
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