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Solar Beats Coal in the US for the First Time on Record

2026-07-06

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Summary

In May 2026, solar supplied more of the nation's electricity than coal for the first time ever — 12.8% versus coal's 12.2%.
Solar generated a record 45.5 terawatt-hours that month, up 17% from May 2025, with Texas, Arizona, California and Michigan leading new capacity.
Globally, renewables reached about 49% of installed power capacity by the end of 2025, with roughly 510 GW of solar added worldwide that year.

The question

Solar overtaking coal shows the clean-energy transition is now unstoppable.

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