Well yes, but there is a backstory here of IEA refusing to believe in solar, severely underestimating its growth for every projection over the course of the past decade (assuming linear rather than exponential).

This has had real implications for investments in oil/gas/coal.

"Authorities finally realize infant will grow to adult."

It's not just a small number increasing quickly, it already represents the majority of all new plants coming online: "165 gigawatts of renewables were completed last year, which was two-thirds of the net expansion in electricity supply". Especially in China the solar growth is massive, at the expense of coal.

well why not extend the analogy further? it's worth noting that in this arrangement, the natural is order is the parent eventually dies after a long and possibly painful period of decline, while the child rapidly develops into an adult within 18 years, with the expectation of outperforming the parent by the time it reaches middle-age (35 or so). at which point the cycle repeats and continues.

this is HN, you have to think through your snark or it will snark you back.

1) congratulations on the baby 2) that child will outlive us all.

That's no surprise. Your infant is likely being fed and cared for. Probably doesn't have to compete with NIMBYs. And it's probably not competing with over-subsidized megacorps for scraps.