{
  "id": 1493392,
  "title": "So Far This Year, China Has Wasted Enough Clean Energy to Power Mexico",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/so-far-this-year-china-has-wasted-enough-clean-energy-to-power-mexico",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-17T13:36:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yale Environment 360",
    "slug": "yale-environment-360",
    "url": "https://e360.yale.edu/digest/china-renewable-curtailments"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China is leading the world on renewable energy, last year installing more wind and solar capacity than every other country put together. But its buildout has unfolded at such a ferocious pace that China is now generating much more electricity than its power grid can handle, meaning that huge amounts of clean power are going unused. Read more on E360 →",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}