CL(@CL207):if you ever opened google maps you know misinformation (my bookmarks are major solar plants) xinjiang has been peaking over half of its grid on solar, and its output is magnitudes higher than entire california, and supplies this electricity to 22 other chinese provinces

2026.07.29 10:30

if you ever opened google maps you know misinformation (my bookmarks are major solar plants) xinjiang has been peaking over half of its grid on solar, and its output is magnitudes higher than entire california, and supplies this electricity to 22 other chinese provinces

Colin McCarthy@US_Stormwatch

2026.07.29 00:13

California just became the first major grid system on the planet to generate more than 50% of its electricity from solar across an entire month. Battery costs are falling rapidly, and utility-scale solar is among the cheapest sources of new power in the US. Solar is the future.