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Solar and wind beat coal in the US for the first time. (ember-energy.org)
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The US clean electricity transition continued as wind and solar generated more than coal for the first time. Electricity demand growth sped up and solar generation rose more quickly than gas to help meet it.

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[โ€“] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This is about 2024 and Trump was not president back then.

[โ€“] MyMotherIsAHamster@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago

Absolutely correct, but Mango Mussolini and his followers were still screaming about it.