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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah sounds about right. But we have really cheap power, something like 7 or 8 cents per kwh (US). Not sure why, lots of wind I guess.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The term you’re looking for is government-subsidized fossil fuels.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 22 hours ago

Not really. About 55 percent of the power today came from renewables.