Renewable energy accounted for 18% of the US energy mix in 2017, only slightly behind nuclear at 20%, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance's (BNEF) Sustainable Energy in America Factbook. The annual report said coal made up 30% of US power generation, but the landscape could shift in the light of the 12.5 GW slated for retirement in 2019. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Trump said: "I think we're going to have clean coal, and I want it now."
Renewable energy accounted for 18% of the US energy mix in 2017, only slightly behind nuclear at 20%, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance's (BNEF) Sustainable Energy in America Factbook. The annual report said coal made up 30% of US power generation, but the landscape could shift in the light of the 12.5 GW slated for retirement in 2019. The annual study also revealed clean energy prices continue to fall, with solar and wind at $20 per MWh and $17 per MWh respectively, while renewable energy accounted for 93% of all new generation installed in the past 25 years.