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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

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[–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure I still pay all the renewable energy I consume at home. I wish the bill was zero, that would be amazing.

[–] eek2121@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Our electric company charges 25% more for renewables.

[–] Szymon@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ah, the old "I'm sucking your money tit as long as I can while my industry dies and I refuse to innovate with my profits" tax.

[–] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

There research and infrastructure costs. It's not like it's free.