We're not really adding much more fossil fuel capacity. 88% of new capacity under construction in the US is renewable. Of the fossil fuel capacity that is being added, it's overwhelmingly coal-to-gas conversions and peaker plants that help to deal with the variability in renewable generation.

It will take a long time before the fossil fuel capacity we've already built gets phased out, and of course certain developing nations are still adding dirtier fuel sources, but renewables getting cheap is working.

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stavros 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Ahh, interesting, I didn't realize the current mix is because of legacy plants, but I guess it makes sense that it wouldn't all be phased out immediately.

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ethbr1 3 hours ago | parent [-]

>> certain developing nations are still adding dirtier fuel sources

I'd look at this from a more nuanced viewpoint of certain nations still adding sovereign fuel sources.

Read: India / China and coal

	▲	triceratops an hour ago \| parent [-]
		In 2024 88% of China's new electricity generation also came from solar and wind. https://www.eia.gov/international/analysis/country/chn India is further behind but improving rapidly. Its entire grid is still on track to be 42% renewable by 2030. The US is 42% today and expected to be 58% by the same time. Developing countries use the cheapest source of energy, period. Today that's solar. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47308960