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The Netherlands generates way more solar power than Canada. Here's how they do it - Global investment in solar power now tops all other energy generation technologies combined, says IEA (www.cbc.ca)
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While Canada lags behind in solar adoption, many places including Germany, China, Japan and even the United States are moving quickly.

In fact, on certain days, some places are generating so much energy, the price to purchase it is dropping below zero, prompting concerns about storage capacity for the abundant power source.

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[-] Poutinetown@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah I forgot Manitoba was mostly relying on hydro!

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

And is exporting a percentage of that hydro to other jurisdictions as well.

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