China’s Coal Sets the Stage for AI Dominance – ‘The US may not have enough reliable electricity to compete with China’
China is positioning itself to be the world leader in electricity for the rest of this century, supplementing its massive 1,500 GW of coal with dynamic development programs of nuclear, renewables and hydroelectric, including ongoing construction of the Motuo Hydropower Station of 60 GW, three times greater than their Three Gorges Dam.
Coal provided 45% of electricity in the US as of 2010. After the closure of over 300 coal plants, coal now produces only 16% and, based on the latest DOE forecast, by 2030 coal will provide only 8%. President Trump has taken steps to temporarily protect certain coal plants, but it is important to note that some of the groups filing suit to close the units are the utilities themselves, essentially guaranteeing these plants will eventually be closed.