Canary Media: "Chart: In a first, clean power beat fossil fuels on US grid last month." For the first time ever, fossil fuels were responsible for only 49% of U.S. electricity production across an entire month as clean power generation surged in March. A decade ago, the U.S. got nearly two-thirds of its power from fossil fuels. But after years of building mostlysolar, wind, and batteries, the country has started to close that gap. 'Just last month solar and wind generation jumped by 37% and 12% respectively, compared to March 2024, while lagging fossil-fuel generation fell by 2.5%.' Important to note this happened at the 'start of the spring ​“shoulder season,” which runs from March to May in the U.S. and is a sort of stars-aligning time for clean energy performance.' Historically, shoulder seasons [fall version runs from September to November] represent good times to take fossil-fuel and nuclear power plants offline for maintenance. Several factors combine synergistically, as wind production peaks in the spring, and solar production comes more alive with the longer days of stronger Sun. Here are 3 ways the federal government is fighting a rearguard action to stop the energy transition [they will ultimately fail]. First, the president dearly wants to halt all wind turbine construction. Second, Republicans are considering cutting Inflation Reduction Act tax credits that incentivize clean energy projects. Third, just this wk the president signed a clutch of executive orders aimed at boosting coal, a highly polluting energy source that also happens to be in structural decline because it cannot compete with fossil gas or renewables on cost. While this is almost unthinkable, some experts say that should we see the Global Mean Surface Temperature go up by another 3ºC—then we might no longer experience daytime clouds. And you thought it was hot now.