>China is the global leader in battery and solar tech, yet they are building many coal plants. Why? The answer is clear, solar and wind (+batteries) as a techn

>China is the global leader in battery and solar tech, yet they are building many coal plants. Why? The answer is clear, solar and wind (+batteries) as a technology stack, cannot serve as baseload - so they cannot actually replace traditional sources of power (nuclear, fossil fuels, hydro). The people making decisions to build more coal, and invest in Russian natural gas, understand this. The public seems to not understand it.