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Finishline42

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3. I'm not sure I care where the energy comes from

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Aug 1, 2021, 06:59 AM

Aug 2021

Once a solar panel starts producing electricity that cuts the cycle of using fossil fuels for energy.

But there's also this >>>

By the end of 2019, the country had a total capacity of 790GW of renewable power, mainly from hydroelectric, solar and wind power. By the end of 2019, China's hydropower capacity reached 356 GW. China's installed capacity of solar power reached 252 GW and wind power capacity was 282 GW, as of 2020.

Looks like we have 122 GW wind and 97 GW of solar (according to Google searches).

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Behind the Rise of U.S. Solar Power, a Mountain of Chinese Coal [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 OP

Whatever happened to Kristopher? OnlinePoker Jul 2021 #1

Agreed... N/M Finishline42 Aug 2021 #2

I'm not sure I care where the energy comes from Finishline42 Aug 2021 #3

Building solar "farms" like that in the desert, like the one in the photo, is obscene. hunter Aug 2021 #4

I get why you would object but... Finishline42 Aug 2021 #5