Chart: These states get more power from clean energy than coal

Published on March 21, 2025

See more from Canary Media’s "Chart of the week” column . The U.S. hit a major energy-transition milestone last year: For the first time ever, it produced more electricity from wind and solar than from coal. Over half of U.S. states now get more power from breeze-blown turbines and sun-soaked photovoltaic panels…

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