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Ahh, interesting, I didn't realize the current mix is because of legacy plants, but I guess it makes sense that it wouldn't all be phased out immediately.
by stavros 8mo ago
Ahh, interesting, I didn't realize the current mix is because of legacy plants, but I guess it makes sense that it wouldn't all be phased out immediately.
- ethbr1 8mo ago>> certain developing nations are still adding dirtier fuel sources I'd look at this from a more nuanced viewpoint of certain nations still adding sovereign fuel sources. Read: India / China and coal
- triceratops 8mo agoIn 2024 88% of China's new electricity generation also came from solar and wind. https://www.eia.gov/international/analysis/country/chn https://www.eia.gov/international/analysis/country/chn India is further behind but improving rapidly. Its entire grid is still on track to be 42% renewable by 2030. The US is 42% today and expected to be 58% by the same time. Developing countries use the cheapest source of energy, period. Today that's solar. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47308960 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47308960
- M95D 8mo agoI only count 56% from the link you gave, and that includes all renewables. Where did you get that 88%?
- triceratops 8mo ago"Renewables added 421 GW of capacity in 2024 (Map 3) and accounted for 55% of total capacity and most of the new capacity added (88%)"