Robin Forlonge Pattersonhttps://www.wired.com/story/china-renewable-energy-revolution/
'#China’s #Renewable #Energy Revolution Is a Huge Mess That Might Save the World
'A global onslaught of cheap Chinese #green #power is upending everything in its path...'
'... Chinese-made #photovoltaic panels are so cheap that they cost less than fencing materials. Globally, the glut of solar has lowered the average cost of generating electricity to 4 cents a kilowatt hour—perhaps the cheapest form of energy ever.
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'In the United States, 2024 was a record-breaking year for solar. ... those 12 months saw some 50 gigawatts of new solar capacity added. ...
'Now consider some different numbers, .... In China, the first three months of 2025 alone saw 60 gigawatts of new solar capacity added to the national grid. Then April packed in 45 more gigawatts. Finally, May added an eye-watering 92 gigawatts of new capacity, or 3 gigawatts every day.
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'Mao Zedong famously declared that a revolution is not a dinner party. It is an insurrection, an act of violence ... The green tech revolution ... is not a dinner party. ... it is the result of the conscious choices made by people, firms, and governments, many of the most critical ones made in China. But it is happening now, and faster than our systems—electricity grids, industrial sectors, labor, geopolitics, and more—are ready for.
'And it’s a good thing, too, because there is another force powered by the sun’s fusion that is also arriving at a force and scale that we are not prepared for: climate change. When the Category 5 #Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic in late October, killing more than 90 and leaving tens of thousands homeless, most government investments in protecting people from the storm were not up to the challenge. What did provide some refuge were rooftop solar panels, which kept the lights on when the sun rose the next morning. A global energy system undergirds modern life. Through all the chaos, that system is getting a major upgrade.'
'#China’s #Renewable #Energy Revolution Is a Huge Mess That Might Save the World
'A global onslaught of cheap Chinese #green #power is upending everything in its path...'
'... Chinese-made #photovoltaic panels are so cheap that they cost less than fencing materials. Globally, the glut of solar has lowered the average cost of generating electricity to 4 cents a kilowatt hour—perhaps the cheapest form of energy ever.
.....
'In the United States, 2024 was a record-breaking year for solar. ... those 12 months saw some 50 gigawatts of new solar capacity added. ...
'Now consider some different numbers, .... In China, the first three months of 2025 alone saw 60 gigawatts of new solar capacity added to the national grid. Then April packed in 45 more gigawatts. Finally, May added an eye-watering 92 gigawatts of new capacity, or 3 gigawatts every day.
.....
'Mao Zedong famously declared that a revolution is not a dinner party. It is an insurrection, an act of violence ... The green tech revolution ... is not a dinner party. ... it is the result of the conscious choices made by people, firms, and governments, many of the most critical ones made in China. But it is happening now, and faster than our systems—electricity grids, industrial sectors, labor, geopolitics, and more—are ready for.
'And it’s a good thing, too, because there is another force powered by the sun’s fusion that is also arriving at a force and scale that we are not prepared for: climate change. When the Category 5 #Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic in late October, killing more than 90 and leaving tens of thousands homeless, most government investments in protecting people from the storm were not up to the challenge. What did provide some refuge were rooftop solar panels, which kept the lights on when the sun rose the next morning. A global energy system undergirds modern life. Through all the chaos, that system is getting a major upgrade.'
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