Coal declines and solar surges: FERC plots the future of US energy

Despite President Trump's best efforts US power system looks set to become ever more dependent on renewables, while coal continues its demise
President Trump has made no secret of his desire to put America's fossil fuel industries back on the global energy map. Not content with ripping up President Obama's Clean Power Plan in a bid to free...
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