Chris Nelder 🤘 on Nostr: Remember how you've seen a gazillion stories, for years, about how many coal-fired ...

Remember how you've seen a gazillion stories, for years, about how many coal-fired power plants China is building?

Now count how many stories you read about this.

Then ask what accounts for the difference.

China Electricity Council says that by the end of 2024, the wind and solar capacity (~40%) on its grid will exceed coal's share (37%).

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chinas-wind-solar-capacity-overtake-coal-2024-industry-body-2024-01-30/

And in some years, the share of generation will follow suit. It's just a matter of time.