Portugal Runs on 100% Renewables Dropping Consumer Electric Bills to Nearly Zero for 6 Days in a Row - eviltoast

Portugal Runs on 100% Renewables Dropping Consumer Electric Bills to Nearly Zero for 6 Days in a Row::In total, there were 149 hours of total renewables generation, 95 of which saw the Portuguese grid exporting to Spain

  • loki@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    it comes at zero cost to Portugal, as a country, thus not having to import it

    i’m always confused by this. does this include traditional fuel or just the electric grid?

    • shastaxc@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Nope, all of Portugal now only has electric vehicles. No air planes, only zeppelins and hot air balloons. No boats, only floaty arm bands, rafts, canoes, and kayaks.