Solar and wind power for the first time accounted for 10 percent of a month’s electricity generated in the U.S., according to a new report that also shows Colorado deriving nearly one-quarter of its electricity from those renewable sources.

That’s according to a U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) report released this week that shows roughly 24 percent of all March electricity production in Colorado came from wind and solar. That pushes the state closer to its long-term goals involving electricity derived from renewables and coming despite efforts by President Trump’s administration to boost coal production.

The percentage of Colorado’s electricity from solar and wind in March was also well above the roughly 18 percent the state saw for all of last year, which officials say could be attributed, in part, to the month’s strong winds.

The Colorado Energy Office also reports that coal and natural gas generation levels have been down since January, though the office cautions that seasonable energy use could account for those changes.

Read more at denverpost.com.

This Nov. 3, 2012 photo shows wind turbines at the National Wind Technology Center, run by the U.S. Department of Energy, outside Boulder, Colo. The wind energy boom touted by President Barack Obama as a key to America’s energy strategy has hit a wall in Photo by STF

Brennan Linsley

This Nov. 3, 2012 photo shows wind turbines at the National Wind Technology Center, run by the U.S. Department of Energy, outside Boulder, Colo. The wind energy boom touted by President Barack Obama as a key to America’s energy strategy has hit a wall in Photo by STF

Brennan Linsley