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Re: Costa Rica is now running completely on renewable energy

By: oldCADuser in FFFT3 | Recommend this post (0)
Tue, 24 Mar 15 8:25 AM | 52 view(s)
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They're up to 82 days now and running. Even as far back as 2003, they were at 90+% renewable.




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Costa Rica is now running completely on renewable energy
By: clo in FFFT3
Tue, 24 Mar 15 6:18 AM 		Msg. 10683 of 65535

AWESOME!

Costa Rica is now running completely on renewable energy

Costa Rica is running without having to burn a single fossil fuel, and it’s been doing so for 75 straight days.

Thanks to some heavy rainfall this year, Costa Rica’s hydropower plants alone are generating nearly enough electricity to power the entire country. With a boost from geothermal, solar, and wind energy sources, the country doesn’t need an ounce of coal or petroleum to keep the lights on. Of course, the country has a lot of things going in its favor. Costa Rica is a small nation, has less than 5 million people, doesn’t have much of a manufacturing industry that would require a lot of energy, and is filled with volcanoes and other topographical features that lend themselves to renewable energy.

Nonetheless, it is both a noble and significant feat for a nation of any size to eschew fossil fuels completely.

more:

http://qz.com/367985/costa-rica-is-now-running-completely-on-renewable-energy/

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