I read somewhere it took 68 years from the time solar PV was invented until one terawatt of capacity was installed (2022). It took two years for the next terawatt. Next terawatt will probably happen this year or early next.
One gripe I’ve been hearing for years is that China is burning all this coal, so any attempt for the US to transition away from fossil fuels is futile and just a leftist plot to destroy the economy.*
Welp, turns out in Q1 2025 Chinese carbon emissions decreased by 1.6% YoY, beating the Paris according 2030 targets handily. This is not due to economic slow down. It is because an enormous amount of carbon free energy has come online, along with huge adoption of BEV and hybrid vehicles.
*I’m not joking. Rush Limbaugh and others have stated this many times. I’ve even read similar sentiments on this board.