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'Unstoppable force' of solar power propels world to 40% clean electricity

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177 points belter | 2 comments | 08 Apr 25 10:11 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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melling ◴[08 Apr 25 13:43 UTC] No.43621706[source]▶
“ And solar was the fastest-growing electricity source for the 20th year in a row.

It now provides 7% of the world's electricity”

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pfdietz ◴[08 Apr 25 15:05 UTC] No.43622629[source]▶
If it doubles every 3 years, it goes from 7% to 100% in 11.5 years (assuming total electricity use stays constant, which is wrong.)

All the gnashing about what this or that government policy change will do is just noise compared to this global trend.

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recursive ◴[08 Apr 25 16:34 UTC] No.43623658[source]▶
And in 15 years it will be over 200%
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1. bryanlarsen ◴[08 Apr 25 16:40 UTC] No.43623712[source]▶
200% of today's electricity consumption seems highly likely. Jevons paradox says that cheap electricity will increase consumption substantially.
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2. pfdietz ◴[08 Apr 25 17:47 UTC] No.43624508[source]▶
All you need is the presumption that Jevon's Paradox applies, which makes this a circular argument.