• Mel@discuss.tchncs.de
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    8 hours ago

    Fun Fact: Since 2006-2007 Uruguay’s power infrastructure has mostly relied on green energy, making up over 90% of their power infrastructure, also making them fully self sustaining power wise

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      3 hours ago

      In Canada (2023), renewables make up 66% and nuclear 13% (about 80% together). That’s also pretty good.

    • gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de
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      5 hours ago

      yeah some countries have that, like sweden and austria. the reason is because they’re very mountaineous areas, so there’s a lot of water power to harvest. in germany, which is really flat, that would have been impossible with water alone.

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      4 hours ago

      fully self sustaining power wise

      Damn, imagine that.

      Talk about national security.