We have natural gas coming out our you know what and Texas is on 20% wind which is a joke.
The problem is that coal plant are base load plants and using gas for base load is crazy expensive and putting any kind of generation unit on-line takes years and years. Just the permit process (through the EPA BTW) takes years before you can even break ground and the line to purchase the generator and structural steel is very long since we do not produce any steel anymore. These people are ruining the country.