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‘Energy independent’ Uruguay runs on 100% renewables for four straight months (theprogressplaybook.com)

submitted 1 year ago by kalkulat@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] vacuumflower 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, people like us might see this as a necessary mechanism with very bad side effects, and offer replacements which wouldn't have those side effects.

While some people in charge might see those side effects as the main reason to use that mechanism.

If most of the planet goes for renewable energy, dynamics of power are going to become more fluid. Owning some geological massif, which is a rather stable and controllable thing, will matter much less. Attracting and managing expertise will matter even more.