Another first for renewables: Wind and solar outgenerate gas in April

Published on May 22, 2026

See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the week” column . April 2026: Remember the date for the energy-transition history books. It’s the first month when wind and solar combined to produce more electricity than natural gas did, per new global data from energy think tank Ember . Just five years ago, the gap…

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