2026-04-01 14:20 UTC
@ligasser@social.epfl.ch capacity (TW) and generation (TWh) are both valid measures for different things. The capacity milestone comes first, then the generation milestone.
Yes, solar has a low capacity factor, particularly in China (10%) which happens to be home to most of the world's solar.
FWIW, solar in China should beat coal in terms of generation (TWh) this year.
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@ligasser@social.epfl.ch 2026-04-01 20:06
@bascule@mas.to now I found it: according to https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-elec-by-source?time=1985..2024&tab=line 7% of the electricity produced in the world came from solar panels. That's 2,000 TWh. Amazing!