Affected by the new crown epidemic, the US new energy generation is expected to exceed coal-fired thermal power for the first time this year. This result was unimaginable ten years ago, when nearly half of the electricity demand in the United States was supplied by thermal power. As the construction costs of wind farms and solar energy are reduced, economic forces have driven the reduction of thermal power, and the epidemic has pushed the US coal power industry into the abyss.
In order to curb the spread of the virus, economic activity in the United States has fallen sharply, factories, retailers, and office buildings have been closed, and electricity demand has also been drastically reduced.
Because coal-fired power is more expensive to operate than gas and renewable energy, power companies shut down coal-fired power plants. In 90 days this year, the United States has surpassed coal-fired power generation by wind, solar and hydropower.
