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Cuts to solar are so stupid.
China could blow up a few US power plants and take their grid down.
The US would have to bomb hundreds of square kilometers of terrain to take down the Chinese grid.
Solar also degrades a lot slower than previously thought, so you get well more than 20 years before you have to recycle (not throw out, recycle) your panels.
For an economy that’s awesome. For security that’s awesome. For jobs that’s awesome.
Yeah but can solar panels do this?
Suck it libs!
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I have been encouraging ev truck owners and those considering to also consider putting stacks on (+3 shareholder DEX)
The US would have to bomb hundreds of square kilometers of terrain to take down the Chinese grid.
I am not a military person, but the Chinese grid is extremely weak, and the country depends heavily on coal (it burns more than half of the world's coal). That China runs on sort of a decentralized renewable energy grid is simply a myth.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_China
their solar deployment growth is on an accelerating curve, and just passed 25%, in 5 years things will be further along.
Long term it’s the better bet.
The long-term bet doesn't look too much different as China will burn coal for a long time to come. Even the government itself admits that as proposals to build coal-fired plants in China reached a record high in 2025:
The report, released by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and Global Energy Monitor (GEM), says that, in 2025, developers submitted new or reactivated proposals to build a total of 161 gigawatts (GW) of new coal-fired power plants ...
The co-authors argue that while clean-energy growth may limit emissions from coal power in the short term, the surge in proposals could lock in new coal assets, “weaken…incentives” for power-system reform and help keep coal capacity online in spite of China’s climate goals.
The high rate of new proposals, the study says, likely reflects a “rush by the coal industry stakeholders” to develop projects before an expected tightening of climate policy in the next five years ...
A lot of proposals, but not a lot of approvals. Time will tell if their commitment to decarbonize holds but the fact developers are making proposals does not imply they'll actually get approved. China is nowhere near as dependent on private corporate interests approval to maintain power and their clean energy export strategy is dependent on demonstrating domestic capacity gains.
Steel and concrete are the only industries that are going to continue to be coal dependent in the foreseeable future. China is already investing heavily in new plasma drilling tech for tapping deep, closed loop geothermal to augment nuclear, solar, hydroelectric and wind capacity. If Chinese battery tech continues to improve sufficiently to increase build out of utility grade power storage facilities, they'll have more than enough capacity to continue to wean off coal for power. Their power grid makes the North American grid look positively quaint and backward already.
the fact developers are making proposals does not imply they'll actually get approved
The vast majority of such proposals are getting approved, and the report finds that the approvals for coal power “continue to reflect expectations of high operating hours."
This comes as China already burns more than half of the world's coal, and it has been increasing its coal production as well as its coal imports and coal consumption. A record of 95GW were already added to the grid last year and another 291GW are in the pipeline. These Chinese coal plants are already operating, and they are large-scale units.
According to the co-authors, this is the “reverse of what we see outside China, where roughly two-thirds of proposed coal capacity never makes it to construction”.
Therefore, the assumption that China having a decentralized grid of renewables is simply wrong.
If Chinese battery tech continues to improve sufficiently to increase build out of utility grade power storage facilities
Since you may have read about this, do you know if sodium-ion plays into this? The first commercial cells I've seen go for LFP prices on Ali but I'm guessing that's far from representative of what they cost B2B and they're supposed to be getting much cheaper than LFP.
Imagine visiting a bar and the guy behind the counter has a gun on his hip 🤓 US Americans are getting crazier by the minute. 🤪
That's not uncommon and not that crazy. Getting hammered while wearing a gun is crazy.
It would be more than insane over here in Europe. Most of my friends and family would turn around if they saw this. But I guess If teachers start carrying, you get used to anything.