China wasted 360 TWh of wind and solar in half a year — enough to power France for 10 months
ccerrato147 · x · 2026-10-20
- A post estimates China left 360 TWh of wind and solar power unused in the first half of 2026 — roughly enough to power France for 10 months.
- The author notes China added 543GW of new capacity in 2025 alone, and argues the real bottleneck is transmission: building generation is one thing, delivering it where it's needed is another.
- The framing: China is building the power supply for an economy of AI, robots, and automated factories.
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