HeatmapWeekender issue 5 Sept 2026
China's solar capacity passed coal
China now has more installed solar capacity than coal. At full output, its solar panels could produce more power than all its coal plants running at once. That doesn’t mean solar supplies more electricity to consumers yet. Coal still accounts for a much larger…China now has more installed solar capacity than coal. At full output, its solar panels could produce more power than all its coal plants running at once. That doesn’t mean solar supplies more electricity to consumers yet. Coal still accounts for a much larger…Expert summary pending. Showing the newcomer version.
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