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Re:Norwegian Shipbuilders Turning to Battery Power by seanmcdirmid on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @01:02PM (#16586249)
Norway gets most of its energy from renewable sources (99% of mainland electricity). See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energy_in_Norway. This greatly exceeds any state in the west (the closest being Washington State, who gets 75% of their energy from hydro).
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Re:Norwegian Shipbuilders Turning to Battery Power by Broken_Hippo on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @06:28PM (#16588912)
I came here to comment the same. Oddly enough, you can still pay an extra fee on your electric bill to be certain the energy comes from a clean energy source. My house does so.
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Re:Norwegian Shipbuilders Turning to Battery Power by napoleond on Thursday March 15, 2018 @12:19AM (#16590379)
> This greatly exceeds any state in the west

Technically true regarding states, but there are several Canadian provinces which get more than 95% of their energy from renewables, some of whom are serving a larger population base than Norway.

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Re:Norwegian Shipbuilders Turning to Battery Power by seanmcdirmid on Thursday March 15, 2018 @12:44AM (#16590442)
Sorry, I meant the USA, not west! It was a big typo on my part. BC is in much the same boat as Washington, as are Oregon and Idaho to lesser extents.
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Re:Norwegian Shipbuilders Turning to Battery Power by phaemon on Thursday March 15, 2018 @08:12AM (#16592108)
Just one: Quebec
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