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Solar Outperforms Coal in US

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Solar and wind beat coal in the US for the first time

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81% Informative

Solar and wind produced more electricity than coal in the US for the first time last year .

Coal generated 15 percent of the country’s electricity compared to 17 percent from solar and wind combined.

Solar was the fastest-growing source of electricity in 2024 , according to data from the US Energy Information Administration .

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