Wind and solar are ‘fastest-growing electricity sources in history’

I just hope that the next steps in the green transition get these kinds of sudden sharp curves in the right direction. Energy is by far the most important step and will only get more important in later steps as they often involve electrification. But some later steps like industry and agriculture seem less easy to quickly transition.

I can promise this isn’t the fastest growing electricity source in history considering we went from 0 electrical generators in the world to 1 generator back in 1831. Doing some quick math, that means the Faraday Disk was 100% of the world’s electricity source. Can’t beat that, hippies.

Seriously though, it’s cool that wind and solar are finally taking off. Doesn’t make any sense not to use it if the economic and environmental costs make it feasible.

Great article, buut the demand for electricity has also increased significantly since coal and gas reached their milestones mentioned in the article.
For instance 1,000TWh as a percentage of total demand in 1985 vs 2024 would be significantly different.
Global demand in 1985 was 7,322 TWh, whereas in 2022 it was 25,530.

Would be interesting to see some figures that reflect the difference in consumption/demand, as that will need to balance with supply/generation within reason.