1. First time such an event has occurred in over 130 years
   1. Montly Energy Review released by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
2. Coal consumption dropped nearly 15%
   1. coal consumption dropped for the 6th consecutive year
      1. to 11.3 quadrllions BTU
         1. Lowest in 42 years
   2. Partially due to rise in natural gas consumption for electric power sector
   3. About 90% of coal consumption goes to the Electric Power Sector
3. Total renewable energy consumption rose by 1%
   1. Rose for the 4th year in a row in 2019
      1. to 11.5 quadrillion BTU
   2. 2019 also saw wind power surpassed hydro
4. Sector wise Renewable Energy consumption in US
   1. Electric Power
      1. 56%
   2. Industrial
      1. 22%
   3. Transportation
      1. 12%
   4. Residential
      1. 7%
   5. Commerical
      1. 2%
5. In US for the 1st time since 1885