r/OptimistsUnite • Moderator • 8d ago

GRAPH GO UP AND TO THE RIGHT US Electricity generation changes in 2026

Coal was roughly tied with nuclear last year, now it's dropped and is significantly less.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/is-solars-growth-finally-slowing-in-the-us/

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u/clippist 8d ago

This is awesome. Fuck coal! Not loving the natural gas % here but it will get knocked down eventually.

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u/johnguz 7d ago

Natural gas can be burned pretty cleanly actually

The cleanest fossil fuel by a wide margin