As of May 2020, the number of days when electricity generated from renewable sources surpassed coal-sourced power amounted to 81 in 2020, more than double the amount in all of 2019, when this figure only reached 38 days.
Number of days renewable power exceeded coal-generated electricity in the United States in 2019 and 2020*
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IEEFA. (May 4, 2020). Number of days renewable power exceeded coal-generated electricity in the United States in 2019 and 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 08, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116071/renewable-power-exceed-coal-electricity-number-days-us/
IEEFA. "Number of days renewable power exceeded coal-generated electricity in the United States in 2019 and 2020*." Chart. May 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116071/renewable-power-exceed-coal-electricity-number-days-us/
IEEFA. (2020). Number of days renewable power exceeded coal-generated electricity in the United States in 2019 and 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116071/renewable-power-exceed-coal-electricity-number-days-us/
IEEFA. "Number of Days Renewable Power Exceeded Coal-generated Electricity in The United States in 2019 and 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116071/renewable-power-exceed-coal-electricity-number-days-us/
IEEFA, Number of days renewable power exceeded coal-generated electricity in the United States in 2019 and 2020* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116071/renewable-power-exceed-coal-electricity-number-days-us/ (last visited August 08, 2022)