Solar and wind are meeting — and exceeding — new power demand. Between January and September demand rose by 603 TWh compared to the same period last year. Solar increased by 498 TWh. Wind generation climbed by 137 TWh. Fossil fuel based electricity, meanwhile,decreased by 17 TWh.

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1. time for solar and wind to team up with batteries where pumped hydro isn’t possible and finally squeeze out fossil fuels

2. And this is with Trump, putting all sorts of impediments to solar and especially wind, which he seems to have a particular vendetta against, while doing everything in his power to prop up fossil fuels.

   China is exporting more clean energy than we are fossil fuels. That could’ve, and should’ve been us… But here we are.
   This misogynistic country voted for a white male that was barely alive over this guy, but couldn’t bring itself to vote for a a more qualified woman over him.

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