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seems like it's around 0.5-1% of total capacity 😔, but still poggers meow-fiesta

edit from real source https://en.granma.cu/mundo/2025-11-13/chinas-cooperation-with-cuba-in-the-energy-sector-remains-strong-and-steady

The official launch of Mártires de Barbados II was led by the First Secretary of the Party's Central Committee and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, and it is now connected to the SEN, as are its 5 MW counterparts built in several provinces, with a combined generation capacity of 35 MW. Following the completion of this phase, the second stage, already underway, is expected to be completed by next April and will include 13 5 MW PSFV and two 10 MW PSFV, with a total power of 85 MW and batteries to store 20% of the generation produced.

that would put maximal capacity at 3% which is mega pog meow-bounce probably at utilization rates of 1-1.5%, depending on batteries and transmission

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[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 36 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Yes, but at what cost? Have you considered that glare off the panels might get in a bird’s eye and that will annoy them? Not so generous now, is it?

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 29 points 1 month ago

mao-aggro-shining doesn't sound like a problem to me

[–] ConcreteHalloween@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago

At the cost of the USs efforts to make Cuba look like a shithole.

[–] BananaOnionJuice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 month ago

And the ecological disaster that follows from smelt fish landing on it!

[–] marduk 1 points 1 month ago

Hopefully it only blinds the invasive birds that have outcompeted indigenous species

[–] ValarieLenin@midwest.social 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Such an easy W, I would love to see the engineering specs of solar panels designed to resist hurricane winds. Love resilient renewable energy infrastructure feels good

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

i think in case of houses it's fairly reasonable to just bolt them on real tight on tilted roof (where wind either can tear the whole structure off or it can't and panels don't really matter), or make them foldable for flat roofs (which is what cuba has), but idk what is done in this case

[–] peeonyou@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago

that's fantastic!

[–] KnilAdlez@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

This is awesome, but I do wonder about small island nations being able to switch to renewables. Of course tropical storms are an issue, but also just having the land for it. Perhaps a pipeline of green hydrogen would be best (assuming a world where green hydrogen is being produced and the seller is not gouging the price).

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

i mean, you can oversupply macmansion with just roof solar, so single family houses likely can deal with it just on their own territory, if with reduced output per person, it's rare they have energy intensive productions (by a lot of accounts, home solarification is like 4-5k in materials, without fullblown batteries and ignoring grid issues)

[–] theturtlemoves@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

US about to declare Cuba part of the 'Cartel of the Sun'.

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

Let me have hope for half a year sadness-abysmal

And lindsey cracker already did, if you didn’t know

[–] SmithrunHills@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

KKKhristians in 10 years: We need to go back to worshipping Jesus and not the Sun. SAY NO TO SOLAR! IT IS THE DEVIL!

[–] 3rdWorldCommieCat@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

Huge w.

[–] SmithrunHills@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

Hey Xi can we get some over here pleas powercry-1