In May in the US solar contributed more electric power than coal:
New York, 10 June 2026 – Solar overtook coal generation in the US electricity mix for the first month on record in May 2026, according to official monthly and preliminary hourly generation data analysed by global energy think tank Ember. Solar supplied a record 12.8% of US electricity, while coal fell to 12.2%, its fourth-lowest monthly share ever.
I keep track of the weekly coal production (in the US). Here's how it's gone in recent years (sorry for not making a pretty graph):
US coal production peaked in 2007-2009. It's been downhill since and is now lower than 1980. I feel sorry for coal miners, and a decent administration would be very active in training these men & women for other jobs, or retiring those older than about (?) 45.
Trump2 recently gave the coal mining industry $700 million to restore coal power plants and such; meanwhile this idiot has spent $2.5 billion to shut down wind power.
This article says he will lose his fight against renewable energy, with the subhead:
"Market forces are stronger than MAGA."
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