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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. lentil_soup ◴[10 Jul 25 14:38 UTC] No.44521620[source]▶

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those are interesting links, but it doesn't account for the amount of energy each person consumes in each region. Probably this one is better? it's the share of the electricity from renewables

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

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