Several U.S. utilities in recent months have said they plan to keep coal-fired units in their generation fleets operating ...

President Donald Trump's return to office could bring some temporary relief to the beleaguered U.S. coal industry.

The biggest story in the data is the dramatic growth of solar energy, with a 30 percent increase in generation in a single year, which will allow solar and wind combined to overtake coal in 2024.

Although the share of coal in China’s electricity generation has been declining in recent years with the renewables boom, Chinese coal power generation and demand remains strong. Coal still ...