April 2019 saw the US generate more renewable electricity than its coal power plants.
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Although coal will still be used when demand is high, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects a continued decline for the US coal industry.
The clean energy think tank Energy Innovation estimates that wind and solar could replace 86% of the US coal fleet by 2025.