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Re:Going 100% Green Will Pay for Itself in Seven Years, Stud... by speedplane on Sunday December 22, 2019 @12:38AM (#21855422)
> This 95% Green solution is going to be a lot cheaper and more reliable than a 100% Green solution.

Right now our energy is roughly 5-10% green. Arguing whether green energy should eventually be 95% or 100% is purely pedantic at this point. There is approximately 95% of common ground between green energy purists and pragmatists. Lets get in line.

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Re:Going 100% Green Will Pay for Itself in Seven Years, Stud... by scarejunba on Sunday December 22, 2019 @03:41AM (#21855978)
California's over 40% on solar+hydro+wind+geothermal.
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Re:Going 100% Green Will Pay for Itself in Seven Years, Stud... by toomuchtodo on Sunday December 22, 2019 @10:22AM (#21857563)
Who downvotes facts?

https://ww2.energy.ca.gov/almanac/electricity_data/total_sys...

Large Hydro 10.68%

Renewables (including geothermal, solar, and wind) 31.36%

Nuclear 9%

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Re:Going 100% Green Will Pay for Itself in Seven Years, Stud... by jeffrallen on Sunday December 22, 2019 @02:43PM (#21859173)
"I refuse your reality and substitute my own." - Adam Savage, a man ahead of his time.
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