Comment by FjolsvithAase

I thought the power shortage was caused by the lack of coal, which caused coal prices to rise.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/10/07/china-energy-crisis-ele...

and

"China's Coal Lie - We Went To China's Largest Coal Mine" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSMB9_lry-c

They basically drive up to the vast open-pit mine and fly a drone overhead to show it has been cleaned out.