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Re:US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Ira... by Eddy_Viscosity2 on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @11:34AM (#48109825)
In the short term, Trump is actually paying people to stop existing solar and wind projects and is not exactly open to new ones starting up. So.. oil it is then.
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Re:US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Ira... by hvb2 on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @01:27PM (#48111409)
Solar and wind are used for electricity. There's fossil fuels used for that as well but that's mostly natural gas and a bit of coal.
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