Coal collapsing faster under Trump; Wind, solar, gas all benefit

May 14, 2018

(Source: Forbes, May 9, 2018)

NEW YORK — More coal plants are now projected to retire more quickly than experts thought a year ago, according to energy-industry analysts who gathered in Chicago Tuesday. Three alternative energy sources—wind, solar and natural gas—are expected to divide up the spoils, they said at the American Wind Energy Association’s Windpower 2018 conference.