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To hear Donald Trump brag about it, you’d think that coal is an energy savior. After all, he has recently signed four executive orders aimed at increasing coal production and saving coal-burning power plants from retirement. Yet what the Trump administration isn’t admitting is that the growth of solar has pushed renewables past coal in unexpected areas, like the regional grid that includes West Virginia. In the market that includes West Virginia and part or all of twelve other states and the District of Columbia, the truth about renewable energy is clear: renewables now generate more electricity than coal. Sure, gas and nuclear are currently the two dominant sources of power in the region. But the region has leaned more than ever before to…
