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Solar generates more energy than coal in US for 1st time
(abcnews.com)
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this post was submitted on 14 Jun 2026
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Every power source is a solar power source if you follow the trail back far enough.
Deep sea vents aren't, unless you're including the formation of the solar system as 'solar'
Also geothermal and nuclear power aren’t
I did say “if you follow the trail back far enough.” Same goes for uranium. Born from supernovae (exploding stars).
I only use pure clean hydrogen unchanged from the big bang.
*stellar, not solar, the carbon in coal wasn't formed by our sun but a different star far in the past
Yeah but the trees that made it into hydrocarbons were fuled by our sun.
Now you’re just splitting hairs. I mean we’d still call solar panels “solar panels,” even if they were collecting energy from another star (say, on an interstellar spaceship).