Solar surpasses coal in U.S. electricity generation for first time in May
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Emily Forgash
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In May, solar power surpassed coal in U.S. electricity generation for the first time in a calendar month, with solar supplying 12.8% of electricity versus coal's 12.2%, according to data from Ember and the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This milestone comes as the U.S. urgently seeks new power sources to meet the growing energy demands of AI data centers, and the solar industry has continued expanding despite trade policy uncertainties.
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· 3 pulledSolar supplied 12.8% of U.S. electricity last month while coal accounted for 12.2%
The use of solar is surging just as the U.S. scrambles to add new electricity sources to meet the insatiable power needs of AI data centers
The solar industry has managed to grow even as the T
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