• solo@slrpnk.net
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    4 months ago

    Is the title kind of misleading or am I missing something?

    Title:

    Solar to meet half of global electricity demand growth in 2024 and 2025

    The electricity demand is still increasing:

    Global electricity demand is forecast to grow by around 4% in 2024, up from 2.5% in 2023,

    and if I got this right the projection says it will keep increasing another 4% for 2025

    The increase in global electricity consumption is set to continue into 2025, with growth at around 4% again, according to the report.

    So the title actually says that:

    Solar to meet the 4% of the 8% of the global electricity demand growth in 2024 and 2025?

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      4 months ago

      I read it as 1/2 of the 8% of growth. They later state that wind and solar combined is 3/4 of the 8% of growth.

      Solar alone is expected to meet roughly half of the growth in global electricity demand in 2024 and 2025 – with solar and wind combined meeting as much as 75% of growth.

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        4 months ago

        I read it as 1/2 of the 8% of growth.

        Of course, great you pointed that out