Report: Renewables Will be No. 1 in Global Power Generation in 24 years By 2040, renewables will overtake coal to become the leading source of power generation worldwide, according to a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Meanwhile, coal will continue to be the dominant source of electricity for another 24 years, the report found. http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2016/05/report-renewables-will-be-no-1-in-global-power-generation-in-24-years.html?cmpid=enl-poe-weekly-may-13-2016&cmpid=enl_PE_Weekly_2016-05-13&eid=288118515&bid=1404063