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‘Energy independent’ Uruguay runs on 100% renewables for four straight months (theprogressplaybook.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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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[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Meanwhile in South Africa, we're having blackouts while being almost completely dependant on coal.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago

I remembered reading many years ago about large solar plants in SA and I wondered what happened to that. Apparently Zuma happened: From a world leader in renewables, to years behind, thanks to Zuma and his cronies.

https://martinplaut.com/2022/07/14/how-zuma-and-his-cronies-destroyed-plans-for-south-africas-renewable-energy-revolution/

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But I bet the companies make a lot of profit on that, so all good \s

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Yep they kick back to the politicians so perfectly to plan

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You know you need a lot of sun and wind for renewable energy?

Pretty sure South Africa has too little of it unlike those sunny and wind torn countries like, don't know... Germany?