Costa Rica Goes 75 Days Powering Itself Using Only Renewable Energy

An anonymous reader writes with news about an impressive renewable energy accomplishment in Costa Rica. Costa Rica has achieved a clean energy milestone by using 100 per cent renewable energy for a record 75 days in a row. The feat was achieved thanks to heavy rainfall, which powered four hydroelectric plants in the first three months of the year, the state-run Costa Rican Electricity Institute said. No fossil fuels have been burnt to generate electricity since December 2014, in the state which is renowned for its clean energy policies."

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Re:What a stupid piece.

[Sique]

It is renewable as the next period of heavy rainfall will fill up the storage lakes again - thus the energy reserves are renewed.

You can still deplete your supply of renewables by using more than the refill rate - at least temporarily.