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Re:Costa Rica Has Run on 100% Renewable Electricity for 299 ... by samfisher83 on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @10:42AM (#27605103)
Lots of wind and hydro. Plus they use 1/6th energy of us.

Edit: why the downvotes? Just because I mentioned they use way less power than the US?

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Re:Costa Rica Has Run on 100% Renewable Electricity for 299 ... by leesalminen on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @10:45AM (#27605131)
Hydro is a huge part of it. The amount of water flowing from the mountains to the ocean is almost incomprehensible for a Coloradan like me.
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Re:Costa Rica Has Run on 100% Renewable Electricity for 299 ... by lesterzone on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @11:01AM (#27605334)
Yet Nicoya is dry most part of the year
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