> yet right now it's dialing up the coal usage
Reference? This seems to be false. Coal is still on decline, while solar is what's ramping up [1][2]
[1] https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67005
[2] https://ieefa.org/resources/energy-information-administratio...
I mean, the EIA says "U.S. generation fueled by coal increased by 13% in 2025 to 731 BkWh"
The article you linked is mostly about a model of 2026 and 2027 and sure, in the model coal goes away but that's not a fact about coal it's just a model.
Yes with the next sentence explaining why, and how future years are planned to decrease.
"Ramping up" means planned to increase.
Feel free to provide a reference that supports that it's "ramping up". This is a boring factual thing that where opinion has no place or purpose.
Trump had a few executive orders that derailed phase out plans and the DoE released a coal plant refurbishing subsidy[1].
1. https://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-announces-...
So, in both cases it's helping sustain. "Ramping up" means increasing.