The US Energy Information Administration, a branch of the Federal government, has released its report for 2019. For the first time in over 130 years more energy was created
from renewable sources than from coal in the US.
Wait you say, that can't be right. There were no renewables in 1870 before the coal industry ramped up. Wrong, because included in renewables is the oldest heat source, wood, and water power like old water wheels, and wind. The steep decline in coal which began about 2008 and has continued unabatedly actually contributed more to the crossover than the rise in renewables. The drop in coal is mostly due to the big increase in natural gas from fracking.
The chart does NOT show oil or gas usage, just coal and renewables. Nonetheless, this is a great thing to see and I am sure
the trend will continue. The link reports that coal use for electricity generation is 30% lower in 2020 from 2019, a huge drop. It is interesting to see how little solar is contributing so far, but it has the steepest upward trend.