August 7, 2026China wasted enough wind and solar power in the first half of this year to cover all new electricity demand, reports the South China Morning Post. This comes as bottlenecks in grid absorption failed to stem a rebound in coal-fired generation. Though solar is poised to overtake coal as China’s largest source of installed power, an estimated 360 terawatt-hours of wind and solar electricity was curtailed in the first half–up 49% year on year–according to a report released on Thursday by the Finland-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and the US-based Global Energy Monitor (GEM). The curtailed energy exceeded the 258 terawatt-hours of power demand growth during the period, the two non-profit organisations said, meaning all new electricity needs could have been met–and coal power generation reduced–if the clean energy had been absorbed into the grid. Like this: Like Loading…