Solar surpasses coal in U.S. electricity generation for first time, reports show
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Jennifer McDermott
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Despite President Trump's policies favoring coal over clean energy, solar power has achieved a historic milestone by surpassing coal in U.S. electricity generation for the first time in May, supplying 12.8% of the nation's electricity compared to coal's 12.2%. Reports from global energy think tank Ember, the Solar Energy Industries Association, and Wood Mackenzie confirm the continued growth of solar and decline of coal, marking solar as the leading source of new power in the country.
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· 3 pulledIn 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.
The Republican president has been helping the struggling U.S. coal industry while curtailing solar and wind.
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