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China, in 2023 alone, installed more solar capacity than the US has ever done in its entire history, surpassing expectations.
(lemmygrad.ml)
Sources:
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US Total Capacity: 73.5GW (as of January 2023)
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US Q1 2023 Newly Added: 6.1GW
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US Q2 2023 Newly Added: 5.6GW
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US Q3 2023 Newly Added: 5.5GW (90.7GW Total)
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China Q1 2023 Newly Added: 33.66GW
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China Q2 2023 Newly Added: 44.8GW
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China Q3 2023 Newly Added: 50.48GW (128.94GW Total)
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China 2022 Newly Added: 13.21GW in Q1, 17.67GW in Q2, 21.72GW in Q3, 34.8GW in Q4, 87.4GW Total
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China 2023 Newly Added (Bloomberg Prediction): 150GW, evenly split as 37.5GW for each quarter
China at least has the excuse of being so incredibly huge that they actually need an "all of the above" strategy to meet energy requirements.
We're over here burning coal for little to no reason. We could replace those plants whenever we want. We just don't, because coal lobby.
Electricity is cheap as shit in China, there is a lot of “need” that is not necessary
Electricity should be affordable.
And waste should be eliminated.
And on a per capita basis, China consumes less than half what Americans consume. Sure looks like they're reducing waste.