Electricity Production

You got me running
Going out of my mind
You got me thinking
That I'm wasting my time
--Electric Light Orchestra

Interesting study of US electricity production. From the time lapse graphic you can see how things have evolved away from coal.

Evolved is the correct word, however. Contrary to a popular media narrative, alternative energy is not taking over the grid. Share gains of Alt E over the past few years are very small. In fact, most of coal's decline has been replaced by another fossil fuel--gas.

Note also the highly fragmented state of renewable energy, and the dependence of various types of renewable sources (e.g., wind, hydro, solar) on geography.