Energy Week #657 – 1/8/2026
China has a huge solar farm that is changing the nature of the desert it is in. Old solar panels are working just fine at the age of 30. BYD is selling more fully electric cars than Tesla. California has put 21 GW of solar into areas that cannot support agriculture any more. The Trump administration is being sued over orders to stop work at offshore wind farms. A report commissioned by the state of Hawaii says nuclear power is not viable there. President Trump wants us to take over Venezuela’s oil, but that might not be easy. And there is more.
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