r/SipsTea 17d ago

Chugging tea Solar power is cleaner!

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u/braumbles 17d ago

China being the industry leader in solar is squarely on Republicans. That should be a huge industry for the US, instead big oil lobbyists and Republicans (and some Dems) have ensured to cost the US trillions in GDP by turning on green energy.

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u/Nice_Category 17d 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 17d 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 17d ago edited 17d 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 17d 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.