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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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[+] -11 points 2 years ago

For that you need both suitable hills and water. Also it's not that huge, it certainly depends on the reservoir capacity. If it was a feasible solution, then you'd see them everywhere, but you don't. Ask Germans about it.

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