Non-hydro renewable generation, on the other hand, is expected to continue to gain ground, providing 10% of generation in 2017 and 2018 and rising to almost 11% in 2019. The United States Energy Information Administration estimates that higher demand will probably push natural gas prices below those of 2017 , leading to a higher share of power generation at the expense of coal . Gas - fired plants will generate 34 % of the electricity in the United States in 2019 while coal - fired generation falls to 20 % from 30 % in 2017 .
The United States Energy Information Administration estimates that higher demand will probably push natural gas prices below those of 2017 , leading to a higher share of power generation at the expense of coal . Gas - fired plants will generate 34 % of the electricity in the United States in 2019 while coal - fired generation falls to 20 % from 30 % in 2017 .