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Portugal Runs on 100% Renewables Dropping Consumer Electric Bills to Nearly Zero for 6 Days in a Row (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
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Portugal Runs on 100% Renewables Dropping Consumer Electric Bills to Nearly Zero for 6 Days in a Row::In total, there were 149 hours of total renewables generation, 95 of which saw the Portuguese grid exporting to Spain

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[–] 20 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Our electric company charges 25% more for renewables.

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  • [–] 31 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Ah, the old "I'm sucking your money tit as long as I can while my industry dies and I refuse to innovate with my profits" tax.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

    There research and infrastructure costs. It's not like it's free.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Thats the "refuse to innovate with my profits" part I said

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    And? It still is going to cost money.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I constantly hear about or see data that solar and wind power are quite a bit cheaper than other methods by now.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Still costs money. It's never going to be free.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Well, in the short-term, yeah. But for the mid- to long-term, it's quite a traditional investment. Pay some money now to build renewables and decommission coal power plants, but eventually break even, because the running cost per kWh produced is quite a bit lower.

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