A major US city is running on renewables and taking stress off the national grid only during the daytime still sounds like a win for me.
Comment on Chicago keeps its New Year's resolution: All city buildings now use 100 percent clean power
sj_zero 10 months ago
Oh yah?
Pretty cool running all the heat on solar at night in January.
dance_ninja@lemmy.world 10 months ago
JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Nuclear, Illinois is over half nuclear. Great for base load.
sj_zero 10 months ago
Yes actually, it's almost humorous that they've made good changes alongside the stuff that's just meant to give people who aren't paying any attention warm fuzzy feelings.
Voyajer@lemmy.world 10 months ago
You tried
cron@feddit.org 10 months ago
Provably powered by water and wind at night.
sj_zero 10 months ago
Ah, so it's powered by coal, natural gas, and bullshit & lies.
ChillPenguin@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Progress over perfection.
sj_zero 10 months ago
How exactly are you going to progress if you're just being lied to all the time?
Hey great news, my house is 100% renewable now.
(I didn't change the damn thing, and oh by the way I just forgot to mention this that I heat my home with natural gas)
cron@feddit.org 10 months ago
Even if it would be 30% oil & gas, thats still a massive improvement.