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by ViewTrick1002 621 days ago
China is replacing old inefficient coal plants with modern ones and the capacity factors are lowering.

2024 was the breaking point where more renewables was built than expected grid expansion and emissions are therefore expected to decline.

Nuclear power simply is too expensive. The Hinkley Point C CFD simply is insane and Sizewell C isn’t looking any better.