Proponents of solar power always like to equate 1 GW of solar power capacity with 1 GW of wind power capacity or 1 GW of thermal power capacity, ignoring capaci

Proponents of solar power always like to equate 1 GW of solar power capacity with 1 GW of wind power capacity or 1 GW of thermal power capacity, ignoring capacity factors, ignoring need for reliable backup. Sometimes they ignore the transportation costs, as for example: capital costs for transporting 1 GW of electricity over 1,000 km using High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) technology costs more then the 1 GW peak solar power plant attached to the power line. China builds everything solar, coal, wind, hydro, nuclear. So if you want follow the example of China, then you have to, like China, build everything and don't just pick one part of Chinas energy strategy. Also I would not present China as an example of market capitalism, they have a very strong government capitalism. Probably the strongest government capitalism in the world.