alt Hacker News> yet right now it's dialing up the coal usage
Reference? This seems to be false. Coal is still on decline, while solar is what's ramping up [1][2]
[1] https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67005
[2] https://ieefa.org/resources/energy-information-administratio...
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tialaramex • yesterday at 11:19 PM
I mean, the EIA says "U.S. generation fueled by coal increased by 13% in 2025 to 731 BkWh"
The article you linked is mostly about a model of 2026 and 2027 and sure, in the model coal goes away but that's not a fact about coal it's just a model.
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Trump had a few executive orders that derailed phase out plans and the DoE released a coal plant refurbishing subsidy[1].
1. https://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-announces-...