Last year, China generated 834 terawatt-hours of solar power.

Which is more than the G7 countries generated, and more than the US and EU combined. In fact the only country group that generates more solar power than China is the OECD, all 38 countries of it.

Data: @ember-energy.org

Source: https://bsky.app/profile/nathanielbullard.com/post/3lsbbsg6ohk2j

  • Dr. Moose@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    To give China credit the solar push was very capitalistic and very well executed. There are so many solar salesmen that will bother you to no end with one offering better deals than another. They come install everything and set up for you and guarantee returns in like 5 years plus mountains of other bonuses (obviously based on location etc.). The environment kinda make you feel stupid for not taking the deal too so you’re really pressured which imo is a win. It’s basically a free market under a dictatorship for a product in high natural demand.

    Though I can’t comment on industrial solar panel fields but the consumer part is very well executed and the rest of Asia is like 10 years behind.

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      6 hours ago

      Fully propagandized idiot who will follow you around commenting on all your posts if you say a single nice thing about China btw ^