Solar power generation surpasses coal in annual output

Solar passes coal, super El Niño looms, and show your warming stripes Coal built the Industrial Revolution - now wind and solar are beating

First covered Jun 24, 2026 · 12:55 PM PT · 2 articles · no longer in the live window

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47d via Bluesky The great solar-coal flip | Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe — Solar passes coal, super El Niño looms, and show your warming stripes Coal built the Industrial Revolution - now wind and solar are beating

47d Talking Climate The great solar-coal flip — Solar passes coal, super El Niño looms, and show your warming stripes

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Bluesky: @katharinehayhoe.com Katharine Hayhoe · 47d ago · 1000 ♥ For the first time on record, solar generated more electricity than coal across the entire U.S. - despite active federal policy pushing the other direction. Read more at the link below!

Appeared in: 2026-06-25 (#2)

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