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by mywittyname 1063 days ago
No. Capacity is reported in Watts, but usage is reported in Watt-hours.

While coal has considerably less capacity (~60%) than renewables, but coal generates nearly as many kilowatt hours as renewables do.

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-...

Annoyingly the charts are misleading as generating capacity separates hydro from other renewables, yet actual generation figures combine the two.