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353 points dmazin | 1 comments | 09 Jul 25 12:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.256s | source

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ErigmolCt ◴[10 Jul 25 06:53 UTC] No.44518081[source]▶

While the US is busy trying to revive the oil-soaked 20th century, places like Namibia are leapfrogging straight into a distributed, solar-powered future with YouTube tutorials... It's like watching the fossil era get out-hustled in real time.

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seydor ◴[10 Jul 25 09:30 UTC] No.44519054[source]▶

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To be fair the US is leading the world in solar and wind per capita

EDIT: energy consumption from renewables, not installed capacity

https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/energy?tab=chart&hideCo...

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-solar?tab=char...

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/wind-electricity-per-capi...

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1. svantana ◴[10 Jul 25 09:57 UTC] No.44519244[source]▶

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What is your source for that statement? According to [1], countries like the Netherlands, Germany, Spain and Denmark are way ahead of the US in those respects.

[1] https://app.electricitymaps.com/

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