U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Short-Term Energy Outlook from January 2020 projects major changes in U.S. electricity generation.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook on Jan 14. The analysis for 2020 projected a few major changes in the trends of electricity generation in the United States.

The EIA forecasts that natural gas electricity generation will experience its slowest growth since 2017, with a growth rate of 1.3% in 2020.

The coal industry is expected to decline by 13% in 2020. In contrast, the generating capacity fueled by renewable energy sources continues to grow, including a forecasted 65% increase in solar capacity.

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