Solar overtakes coal in the US for the first time

[Redaktion]

Solar power surpassed coal in the US electricity mix for the first time in May 2026, generating 12.8% of national electricity compared with coal's 12.2%. The milestone underscores clean energy's expanding role despite continued political and policy divisions over climate action.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Solar-overtakes-coal-in-the-US-for-the-first-time.1322557.0.html

[Gallo123]

Im really not sure who is more stupid in the US. The Government or the people who believe them.

Here you have the simplest evidence that whilst they tell you renewables are bad they are quietly building out the infrastructure and making profit.

Why is this even political.

[captainobvious]

Unfortunately EU govt is no different, they are sabotaging energy and even food supply under the guise of fighting climate change.

[anan]

Didn't Trump, like, cut a lot of red tape and said that they will dig a lot more of that beautiful clean coal? Did he 'gasp' lied about it!?

[Robert963]

Im really not sure who is more stupid in the US. The Government or the people who believe them.

Here you have the simplest evidence that whilst they tell you renewables are bad they are quietly building out the infrastructure and making profit.

Why is this even political.

I love how you call others stupid when you clearly ignored some very important data from that graph.
If you actually looked at that graph, then you would clearly see what's the problem with the renewables like sun or wind.

In May 2026 sun energy overtook coal, but why don't you check january 2026 on that graph?
Solar was lower than hydro and ~3 times lower than coal.

You can also look at wind in August 2025, the energy production from It also dropped sharply.
They can't provide constant predictable supply of energy, that's the problem with them.
And exactly when the energy production from them dropped coal or gas spiked, how surprising.
 

[Robert963]

Didn't Trump, like, cut a lot of red tape and said that they will dig a lot more of that beautiful clean coal? Did he 'gasp' lied about it!?

Does Federal US government actually own any power plants? If not then It doesn't really matter what Trump wants, If he doesn't have a direct control over It.