Why China Built 162 Square Miles of Solar Panels on the World’s Highest Plateau

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/business/china-solar-tibetan-plateau.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sU8.qWsn.r1o2nnkMjiNf

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evenglow@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 336d (1 reply)

At the same time, cheap electricity enables China to manufacture even more solar panels

Neat concept.

artifex@piefed.social · 3 pts · 336d

Yeah, in the coming years we're going to see a lot of "cheap electricity enables China to..." headlines.

SOULFLY98@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 336d (1 reply)

Oh look a western article about China doing something and not casting doubt on it with the phrase "BUT AT WHAT COST?"

Telemachus93@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 335d

I was totally expecting that phrase when reading "New York Times". :D