Wind energy has thrived since President Donald Trump took office almost a year ago while coal, a sector he promised to revive, continues to languish, latest Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data shows.

In 2017, wind project developers through November installed 5.92GW of utility-scale generation capacity, up from 3.69GW in the initial 11 months of 2016.

New solar capacity during that period last year totaled 3.71GW,