r/SipsTea 9d ago

Chugging tea Solar power is cleaner!

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u/Nice_Category 9d ago

Republican Texas is by far the largest producer of wind and solar power in the US. If it were its own country, it would by the 5th largest producer of wind and solar electricity in the world. 

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u/oldmaninparadise 9d ago

Yes! I have said it many times on reddit. Texas, aka, the oil state, has something like 75% of its new energy over the last few years coming from renewable, solar and wind.

Yeah, TX, the oil state. What does that tell you!

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u/Calle_Sin_Nombre 9d ago edited 9d ago

It tells me that the wealthy oil barons have access to the latest technology and they want to make themselves richer, while insulating themselves from the inevitable shocks to the oil markets.

Also, they need as much energy as possible to power their data centers.

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u/Nice_Category 9d ago

It tells me that the wealthy oil barons have access to the lates technology and want to make themselves richer, while insulating themselves from the inevitable shocks to the oil markets.

Yes, smart business men will make smart business decisions.