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Go look at china. They have 100x more clean energy than we do.
by makotech221 4y ago
Go look at china. They have 100x more clean energy than we do.
- prottog 4y agoChina's grid is roughly 2322 TWh or 28% renewable, versus the US grid at roughly 857 TWh or 21%. 100x is beyond a gross exaggeration. Crucially, China still has 67% of generation from fossil fuel sources vs. the US at 61%.
- rayiner 4y agoGermany was at 40% renewables last year, and its electric generation sector is private. The UK—which privatized its electric generation under Thatcher back in the 1980s—was at 43%. China was at 29%.
- selimthegrim 4y agoDoes low cost Russian gas count as public or private