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The Netherlands generates way more solar power than Canada. Here's how they do it - Global investment in solar power now tops all other energy generation technologies combined, says IEA (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 10 months ago by LimpRimble@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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While Canada lags behind in solar adoption, many places including Germany, China, Japan and even the United States are moving quickly.

In fact, on certain days, some places are generating so much energy, the price to purchase it is dropping below zero, prompting concerns about storage capacity for the abundant power source.

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[-] Poutinetown@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah I forgot Manitoba was mostly relying on hydro!

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

And is exporting a percentage of that hydro to other jurisdictions as well.

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