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Re:Oil plunges below zero for first time with May contract e... by NortySpock on Monday April 20, 2020 @11:30AM (#22924753)
In the last 5 years, sure, especially with MBS holding the reins. But you can't just move your entire country onto solar power in 5 years unless you have huge hydro or battery resources already.
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Re:Oil plunges below zero for first time with May contract e... by covidacct on Monday April 20, 2020 @12:29PM (#22925452)
> But you can't just move your entire country onto solar power

If oil consumption enters extreme secular decline and SA doesn't transition to solar, then SA will be a horrendously poor country powered by oil.

If oil consumption enters extreme secular decline and SA does transition to solar, then SA will be a horrendously poor country powered by solar.

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