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Stats on wikipedia [1] stopped breaking out coal from other fossil fuel ('thermal') production in 2021. But coal was 4.1 million GWh in 2014 and 5.0 million GW
by toast0 4mo ago
Stats on wikipedia [1] stopped breaking out coal from other fossil fuel ('thermal') production in 2021.
But coal was 4.1 million GWh in 2014 and 5.0 million GWh in 2021; that's a lot of (relatively) new coal. Fossil fuel growth since 2023 is a lot less than earlier years, so maybe they have hit saturation for fossil fuel generation. I would expect high fossil fuel prices so far this year would drive usage lower, the stats for 2026 should be interesting.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_China
- ZeroGravitas 4mo agoStats on additional generation for the last few years: https://ember-energy.org/data/electricity-data-explorer/?entity=China&tab=change&chart=year_over_year&date=2025-01-01&date_from=2019-01-01&mode=stacked https://ember-energy.org/data/electricity-data-explorer/?ent...