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40% of US electricity is now emissions-free (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (4 children)

Why do they need to ask? I ask as in the UK we all get our power from "the grid", and don't have much say over what the energy mix is there.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Because for some reason in my city “delivery” cost of the renewable energy costs 12% more than non-renewable.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    That sounds like a problem worth solving, and I can't think of a reason it would be the case without using the words "kickbacks" and "corruption"

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    it's possible that it's corruption, but it's also possible that's just being skimmed and stuffed into production of more renewable energy. That would make sense, given that we need to build more renewable, and already have existing fossil fuel infrastructure.

    From what i've dug into, the latter seems the most likely, especially given how much of a mess the power "market" is.

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