Cattle graze under solar panels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.
FILE – American Electric Power’s John Amos coal-fired plant in Winfield, W.Va., is seen from Poca, W.Va., March 22, 2026.
FILE – Solar panels operate April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.
FILE – A train with coal pauses on the tracks in Grafton, W.Va., March 18, 2026.
FILE – Wind turbines are silhouetted against the sky at dusk May 15, 2026, near Cimarron, Kan.
Solar panels operate on a farm with cattle Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Christiana, Tenn.
Cattle graze under solar panels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.
FILE – American Electric Power’s John Amos coal-fired plant in Winfield, W.Va., is seen from Poca, W.Va., March 22, 2026.
FILE – Solar panels operate April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.
FILE – A train with coal pauses on the tracks in Grafton, W.Va., March 18, 2026.
FILE – Wind turbines are silhouetted against the sky at dusk May 15, 2026, near Cimarron, Kan.
Solar panels operate on a farm with cattle Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Christiana, Tenn.
Even as President Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the U.S. and remains the leading source of new power.
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