For the first time, wind power eclipsed both coal and nuclear in the U.S.

For one day in March, wind generated electricity surpassed coal and nuclear, and became second only to natural gas. (Wayne Parry/AP)

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Wind power in the United States reached a new milestone last month.

On March 29, wind turbines produced more electricity than coal and nuclear, the U.S. Energy Information Administration, an agency that collects energy statistics for the government, says.

In the past, wind-powered electricity has gone beyond coal and nuclear on separate days, but this was the first time wind surpassed both on the same day. Natural gas is still the largest source of electricity generation in the country.