5 lessons from Portugal’s 6-day renewables streak

Published on December 19, 2023

Years of renewables development set Portugal up for stunning success this fall when the country met all of its electricity needs with renewable sources for six days straight . For five of those days, no fossil fuels had to be burned at conventional power plants to keep the grid humming along. I recently joined the…

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