Worth noting that (as discussed by Brian) not all of those planned projects will be built, and (as not discussed by Brian) those big gigawatt numbers are all nameplate capacity. Actual generation will be will be ~25% of that number for solar and ~35% of that number for wind.
And since batteries don't actually generate electricity, 200 GW of that are 'just' for peak shifting.
Still, absolutely amazing numbers. To quote the article: "We’re witnessing the early stages of a historic buildout of energy infrastructure, with thousands of gigawatts worth of generation projects currently in the pipeline."
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 24.7 ms ] threadAnd since batteries don't actually generate electricity, 200 GW of that are 'just' for peak shifting.
Still, absolutely amazing numbers. To quote the article: "We’re witnessing the early stages of a historic buildout of energy infrastructure, with thousands of gigawatts worth of generation projects currently in the pipeline."