China’s Renewable Energy Surge Strains Power Grid

By John Kemp, senior energy analyst at Reuters China's record-breaking deployment of wind and solar capacity has worsened regional power imbalances, forcing the country to idle increasing amounts of renewable generation when it overwhelms local consumption. New government regulations aim to reduce the amount of renewable generation that has to be abandoned by increasing long-distance transmission links and better coordinating generation plans across provinces. Since the end of 2018, China's total generating capacity has increased by 1.137 billion…