Natural gas is the way to go + hydro.
Plus lots of nuclear power.
We took a three day trip to Walla Walla, WA a month ago. On our drive through the beautiful Palouse region of Western Idaho and Eastern Oregon, I was appalled at all the windmills despoiling the once-beautiful landscape. You used to have endless rolling hills to the horizon covered in the emerald color winter wheat. Now you see nothing but those horrid monstrosities.
The greeniacs went nuts 40 years ago for a few offshore oil platforms around Santa Barbara because they ruined the ocean views. But they are perfectly happy ruining all the views in America The Beautiful (or FORMERLY Beautiful).
Natural gas is next up on the firing line, now that they've almost gotten rid of coal.