Solar to overtake coal on Texas grid for the first time ever this year

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By Julian Spector, Canary MediaMay 23, 2026, 9:00 am121 ptsTrending
The Texas sun keeps rising, as Texas coal wanes. For the first time ever, solar is set to generate more electricity than coal in the power market managed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT. Nobody is building new coal power plants in the state, but developers are adding more solar…

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