I don't expect the US to hit that ambitious 2030 target. But you may not realize how fast the American generation mix has been changing recently. In 2015 coal s

I don't expect the US to hit that ambitious 2030 target. But you may not realize how fast the American generation mix has been changing recently. In 2015 coal supplied 33% of American electricity generation and renewables supplied 13%: https://web.archive.org/web/20170328200331/https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427 https://web.archive.org/web/20170328200331/https://www.eia.g... Coal supplied 21.8% of US electricity generation in 2021 and renewables supplied 20.1%: https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427 https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427 Coal is the fastest-shrinking electrical power source in the US: "Coal will account for 85% of U.S. electric generating capacity retirements in 2022" https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=50838 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=50838 Solar and wind are the fastest-growing sources: https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/ https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/ The largest increases in U.S. electricity generation in our forecast come from renewable energy sources, mostly solar and wind. We expect renewable sources will provide 22% of U.S. generation in 2022 and 24% in 2023, up from 20% in 2021.