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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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[–] AMillionNames 1 points 1 year ago

If there are clouds, there is usually wind. Also, batteries. Not in the traditional sense either, some just pump water into reservoirs that when drained release the stored energy back, so no costly rare Earth metals even needed for them.