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Speculation: China's power needs are growing more rapidly, so there's more additional power coming online in China. While, in the US, power consumption growth i
by grzm 10y ago
Speculation: China's power needs are growing more rapidly, so there's more additional power coming online in China. While, in the US, power consumption growth is slower. A larger percentage of overall power sources need to be replaced, where there's less pressure to do so.
- gns24 10y agoChina's power consumption has plateaued and it currently has massive over-capacity - so much so that it's halted the construction of some new coal plants. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/china-to-halt-construction-on-coal-fired-power-plants-in-15-regions/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/china-to-halt-con...
- grzm 10y agoThanks for the link. Puts the lie to my speculation :) Do you have a link for China's wind-powered generation capacity?