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hunter

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2. Funny how the places with the most aggressive renewable energy programs...

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 06:50 PM

Jul 22

... tend to have the most expensive electricity.

At the moment 82% of my electricity is coming from "renewable" sources but I still have to pay for gas power plants that are idling, ready to pick up the load when the weather changes or the sun goes down. I also have to pay for the additional infrastructure required to bring me this "renewable" electricity.

https://www.caiso.com/todays-outlook/supply

None of this shit is going to "save the world." It might even be accelerating the inevitable collapse of our world civilization as it dangles a false hope in front of us as our consumption of fossil fuels increases.

A comparison of France to Germany, Denmark, or England is always informative.

https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/FR/72h/hourly

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