For the first time, solar beats coal in US electricity, with nearly all new power from solar or batteries

For the first time, solar beats coal in US electricity, with nearly all new power from solar or batteries

For the first time, solar produced a larger share of U.S. electricity than coal over the course of a single month, The Associated Press reported. These sorts of changes are occurring across the country, and The Nevada Independent piggybacked on the report by detailing how the changing energy mix is transpiring in the state. What happened? May's numbers from Ember, released alongside a Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie…