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‘Energy independent’ Uruguay runs on 100% renewables for four straight months (theprogressplaybook.com)

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"with wind the single-biggest contributor.... Power production costs have declined “by almost half” .... And the clean energy sector has created 50,000 new jobs.... Ask me what was the impact on the electricity sector in Uruguay after this tragic war in Europe — zero."

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[-] porcariasagrada@slrpnk.net 9 points 11 months ago

i think evs are still too expensive for the common uruguaian(?) wallet. so they still use oil for cars. but 4 months 100% renewables is great news.

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