Costa Rica Has Run on 100% Renewable Electricity for 299 Days

Re:Costa Rica Has Run on 100% Renewable Electricity for 299 ... by leesalminen on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @10:47AM (#27605158)

It took about 2 months of us being there to pull the trigger and buy a house.

Costs for most things are low, except for cars. Cars are insanely expensive due to the ~50% import tax. Electricity is also fairly expensive per KWH.

The people are very nice and generally welcoming to foreigners.

You never run out of things to do, either. There’s always another adventure to explore.

Fiber internet is accessible in most areas I’ve been to. Pretty reliable to boot. I’ve never had an issue Zooming etc.

It really is extremely beautiful.

Overall, we have very few complaints about the country.

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Re:Costa Rica Has Run on 100% Renewable Electricity for 299 ... by Cd00d on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @11:25AM (#27605614)

That import tax on cars is interesting. Several years ago I sold a used Toyota Echo that I'd had for ~12 years, but had maintained nicely. The buyer's whole effort was buying used Echos and shipping them to Costa Rica. I thought that was pretty niche, but I guess a very reliable and quite cheap car finding a home in a place where prices high makes a lot of sense.

Thanks for helping make the pieces fit.

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Re:Costa Rica Has Run on 100% Renewable Electricity for 299 ... by megabless123 on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @11:18AM (#27605510)

how about the weather and climate?

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