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According to the Energy Information Administration’s latest short-term energy outlook report, in April, the electricity generated by wind, solar, hydropower, biomass and geothermal plants in the U.S. are projected to top coal power’s output by about 16 percent. And the trend is expected to continue, even if the monthly output from coal is higher than renewables from time to time.
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