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Plus they are building coal plants as backups for when other sources fail.

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• stephen_g 2mo ago
  That doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, coal plants take at least 10 hours (but can take up to 48 hours) to start, warm up and synchronise from cold. That’s why hydro, gas, and increasingly large batteries are generally used for peaking.
  • ViewTrick1002 2mo ago
    That is legacy coal plants. The ones China are building are specifically built to complement renewable while keeping the energy security domestic.
  • energy123 2mo ago
    It makes sense for China because of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malacca_dilemma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malacca_dilemma The modern coal plants they're building support faster changes, and they have enough indigenous coal but they don't have gas.