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China adds 434 GW of wind and solar in a year

development2026-02-09

Claim

China added 434 GW of wind and solar in 2025, covering all new electricity demand and pushing coal's share down a point.

Reported metric: 434 GW

Reporting date: 2026-02-09 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to February 9, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Government of China

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China consumes twice US electricity as datacenter load jumps 17%

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Welcome to February 9, 2026

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China adds 434 GW of wind and solar in a year
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Reporting date: 2026-02-09
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-02-09-china-adds-434gw
Claim: China added 434 GW of wind and solar in 2025, covering all new electricity demand and pushing coal's share down a point.
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- Welcome to February 9, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-february-9-2026
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