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‘Energy independent’ Uruguay runs on 100% renewables for four straight months

"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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I actually never thought of it like that, if you're not partaking in the trade of fossil fuels, you are removing yourself from a lot of potential conflicts and "who support who" ordeals.

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We've been at ~95% renewable for years actually, but now we've reached 100%

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Looks like that's just the grid? I'm sure there's more to go for transportation and eliminating the need for generators and gas, but this is a great start!

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Well done Uruguay.

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

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Amazing

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I wonder how much of that is biomass, and how they're planning to grow enough vegetation to renew iy

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53,000 barrels/day

It looks like Uruguays oil consumption has flatlined since about 2014. I can't find any newer data than 2016 but here's my source:

https://www.worldometers.info/oil/uruguay-oil/

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how those middle east prince now can buy more hookers and supercars if u guys not using oil

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Very cool. I hope they are looking at reducing demand for power as much as increasing production.

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Nuclear fanbois: GASP! How dare you?!

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No, Uruguay 😂

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Was the wind blowing all night every night? Or do they have enough hydro (or another power source) to power then while the sun is down?

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