Secondo i dati ufficiali mensili e preliminari orari analizzati dal think tank energetico globale Ember, «A maggio 2026, per la prima volta in assoluto, l'energia solare ha superato quella del carbone nel mix energetico statunitense. L'energia solare ha f

Solar generated more US electricity than coal for the first time ever in May 2026 as coal’s decline accelerated, according to Ember.

Solar provides more than twice the share of electricity it did five years ago.

States won by Trump in the 2024 election accounted for 74 per cent of all solar capacity installed in the first quarter of 2026.

Gli Stati vinti da Trump alle elezioni del 2024 rappresentavano il 74% della capacità solare installata nel primo trimestre del 2026.

Solar power held a record 12.8% share of U.S. electricity in May, overtaking coal for the first full month on record, Ember reported Wednesday.

“Overtaking coal for the first month on record shows just how far solar has come, from a niche contributor to the third-largest and fastest-growing source of power in the US…

Solar supplied 12.8% of US electricity in May even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy

Secondo i dati ufficiali mensili e preliminari orari analizzati dal think tank energetico globale Ember, «A maggio 2026, per la prima volta in assoluto, l'energia solare ha…

Five years make the shift look even sharper. In May 2021, coal supplied 19.7% of US electricity, while solar accounted for just 5.4%. Today, solar's share of...

It’s the first time that's happened across an entire month, and it comes despite the Trump administration’s efforts to reinvigorate coal and hamper solar.