China’s Wind and Solar Are Now Almost Enough to Power Every Home
- Industrial demand still trumps all when it comes to power use
- Faster economic growth this year will raise fossil fuel needs
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Wind turbines and solar panels are now generating almost enough electricity to power every home in China.
Wind and solar output jumped 21% last year to 1,190 terawatt-hours of electricity, the National Energy Administration said at a briefing on Monday. That’s not far off total residential power consumption of 1,340 terawatt-hours, the NEA said, which was a 14% increase on the prior year as more people spent time at home because of the government’s stringent virus restrictions.