The US is down low on the list. One reason is because the US has 96 nuclear power plants that generate about 20% of the total power. But new wind and solar are being built in many states so the US will be higher in the list as years pass. Here is the source of
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The grantees of the US Department of Agriculture entered into a contract for grants to help pay for their renewable electricity projects. Now this funding freeze is withholding the money, in violation of their contracts. It looks like they should be hiring lawyers to take the US government to court and sue for the money
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Sam, Electric Viking tells about Tesla Electric’s Megapacks, also about a 2 year waiting list, which will be reduced when the Megafactory opens in China.
And some other startling statistics about the Sun. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1050215970233023/?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
Sam (the Electric Viking) tells us about a Renewables futurist and how China is installing renewables that are the equivalent of five nuclear power plants *a week*!! China has surpassed 1 Terawatt of solar capacity in 2024. Global installed solar capacity has hit two terawatts! It took 68 years to reach 1 Terawatt Solar capacity,
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For those of you who believe that solar panels are not recyclable, here’s proof that they are. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1931774380659434/?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
China is installing renewables and battery storage at a record pace. Sam Electric Viking tells us all about it – 10.7 min. video. China has installed more solar this year than the rest of the world combined.
Windy so lots of wind turbines. They have 65 gigawatts of generation connected to the network. https://www.facebook.com/tomscott/videos/1683183565559839/?mibextid=9drbnH
China’s 1 GW first and largest offshore solar farm. Over 3000 acres sits 5 miles off the coast. China has plenty of empty land in the western part but most of the demand is in the eastern part, so they have had to build hugely massive and expensive transmission lines to get the power to
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Floating solar panels are called Floatovoltaics. Short video. Another floating solar farm in Utah, now complete. It’s a 587.5 kW array. Utah’s first floating solar farm is complete
