Changing economics of China’s power system suggest that batteries and renewables may be a lower cost way to meet peak demand growth than coal

Summary: Concerns around reliability in China’s electricity sector have rekindled interest in a traditional solution: building more coal-fired generation. However, over the past decade China’s electricity sector has seen significant changes in supply costs, demand patterns, and regulation and market...

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Main Authors: Fritz Kahrl, Jiang Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-02-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004224001962