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		jagger27 on Nov 17, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Portugal just ran on 100% renewables for six days ... Good question! At what cost do the externalities of fossil fuels come? What is the cost of inaction? What are you trying to achieve with this banal line of questioning?

deburo on Nov 17, 2023 [–]

What's the cost of maintaining both green energy plants & non-green plants for Portugal? What's the cost of electricity there? Is it subsidized (perhaps heavily)?

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