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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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ironeagl@sh.itjust.works
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…Except China, where most renewables are produced.

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Hoagie@lemmy.ca
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Except once you have the turbines and panels, you don’t have to keep importing resources to run them. Sure, you might need parts for maintenance, but if things go south it’s a lot easier to reverse engineer parts than to find new oil suppliers.

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AAA@feddit.de
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Only because they produce them the cheapest and in the largest quantities (which goes hand in hand).

Basically any country can produce solar panels and wind turbines. Both technology and resource wise.

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