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Re:'Energy independent' Uruguay runs on 100% renewables for ... by dmoy on Friday November 17, 2023 @11:52AM (#38306169)
Yea but like parts of the PNW are >50% hydro too (Seattle is >80%), but they still haven't ever closed the gap to 100% for any significant length of time.
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Re:'Energy independent' Uruguay runs on 100% renewables for ... by lytfyre on Friday November 17, 2023 @12:36PM (#38306940)
BC Hydro (British Columbia electric power utility, government owned) was 98% renewable sources in 2022, ~91% of that hydro[1] - for the entire province.

that last 2% is going to take a lot of work to replace, but I'd be surprised to see it backslide.

[1] https://www.bchydro.com/content/dam/BCHydro/customer-portal/...

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Re:'Energy independent' Uruguay runs on 100% renewables for ... by iamawacko on Friday November 17, 2023 @12:22PM (#38306696)
Seattle City Light, according to a 2016 report (and its definitely improved since), was 88% Hydro, 5% nuclear, and 4% wind.

https://app.electricitymaps.com/map reports Seattle City Light as 100% hydro, fwiw.

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