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

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177 points belter | 1 comments | 08 Apr 25 10:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.222s | source
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bwb ◴[08 Apr 25 15:03 UTC] No.43622606[source]▶
I am excited to see the next 20 years :)
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nxm ◴[08 Apr 25 15:53 UTC] No.43623200[source]▶
China keeps adding coal power plants like no other and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future
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1. tim333 ◴[08 Apr 25 22:14 UTC] No.43627000[source]▶
Running them less though:

>In the first decade of the 2000s, plants were running around 70% of the time. They’re now running around 50% (https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/china-coal-plants)