New York (CNN Business) The boom in solar and wind power in the United States will deal a fresh blow to coal country in the next few years. Boosted by swiftly falling prices, utility-scale solar power is expected to increase by 10% in 2019 and 17% in 2020, the Energy Information Administration said. Wind power should grow 12% and 14% in those years, vaulting it ahead of hydropower for the first time. The share of total power generation from coal-fired power plants tumbled to 28% last year, compared with 45% in 2010, according to the EIA. US coal consumption declined by an estimated 4% in 2018 to the lowest level since 1979.

Source: CNN January 21, 2019 17:37 UTC