CIRCLE WITH A DOT

CNN: As the US starves it of oil, Cuba is pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet — with China’s help"...Cuba is struggling with devastating nationwide blackouts as the United States’ effective oil blockade strangles fuel supplies. But this crisis may also be accelerating a China-backed clean energy revolution that’s been quietly unfolding in the Caribbean nation. ..."https://lite.cnn.com/2026/05/13/climate/cuba-solar-us-oil-blockade-trump-china#solar #climateemergency #energy

@brianb For a grid-tied system, you're probably going to need your plans approved by your local utility before you start building.

Decentralized renewable energy systems are a win for everyone and everything -- except fossil fuel fossils and centralizing control freaks. #Renewables #Solar #Geothermal #WindPower #Decentralized

@mattblaze @ai6yr obviously benefits those without hearts. so, GOP/billionaires?

@Byrnejmf Fossil fuel consumption = voluntary taxation

#solar #bigoil

@meganL it’s beautiful!

IRENA: Grüner Strom 24/7 günstiger als fossile Energie#Erneuerbare #Renewable #Solar #Photovoltaik #Windkraft #Windpower #Wasserkraft #Waterpower #Speicher #Storage #Battery #GoodNewssolarserver.de/2026/05/06/iren…Solarstrom ist in einstrahlungsreichen Regionen dank Batteriespeicher heute schon günstiger als fossiler Strom - und zwar rund um die Uhr. Die UN-Organisation IRENA prognostiziert einen weiteren Kostenrückgang auf unter 5 Cent je Kilowattstunde bis 2035.

Wie der Iran-Krieg den Erneuerbaren zum Boom verhilftDie Abhängigkeit von Gas und Öl ist kostspielig. Mit Hochdruck versuchen Staaten, den Ausbau Erneuerbarer Energien voranzutreiben. Das gibt grünen Aktien an der Börse mächtig Rückenwind. Trump dürfte das nicht gefallen. Von Angela Göpfert.️ https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/finanzen/iran-krieg-wind-solar-boerse-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de#IranKrieg #ErneuerbareEnergien #Windenergie #Solar #Aktien #Börse #Ölpreis #Trump

https://mastodon.social/@AwetTesfaiesus/116452230785137334

@ScottMGS @pluralistic lol, I noticed that line too. Indeed, dancing with words.

Trump’s war on Iran is driving up bills again.But governments don’t have to choose between war profits and people’s lives.Here are 4 ways to protect households and speed up a just transitionhttps://act.gp/3QKVdFL #oil #gas #war #solar #renewables #rent #transport #food

@smallsolar sure, be my guest!

Odd occurrence today: my power went out for a couple of minutes. I have off-grid solar, the batteries had plenty of charge, the inverter did not log any adverse events. It just died and then came back to life. By the time I got out to the workshop where everything is located the power had come back on, so I didn't get to see if there was anything unusual on the inverter display panel. I do not understand. I noticed that there were updates available for the inverter, so I downloaded and installed them. Since AFAIK this has not happened before in the 5 months since installation, I have no way of knowing if the updates helped. I hate intermittent problems, especially infrequent ones which don't generate an error log. Dammit. #Solar

@susankayequinn Esto te puede gustar @mansalterra

@KFvMalssen @sleepy62 I’m just imagining a situation when drought is so severe that growing is impossible, or at least no longer profitable and/or subsidized.In western Canada at least, gov’t funded crop insurance gives farmers money when drought causes failure. We’re subsidizing (in Canada) not solving a problem. So many current practices work against doing both ag & solar. Will the issue become so extreme that rural agriculture is just abandoned for power generation?

@Lydie That's quite the setup! So are you getting like... 40 cents per KWh you send back to the grid?

Twenty-eight point six kllerwatt hours generated today. Once again, don't let the wieners tell you that #solar panels don’t work when you go north. ️

Anyone tried the dirt cheap 40W #solar charger that #Aldi recently started selling yet? https://www.aldi.co.uk/product/adventuridge-portable-solar-charger-000000000707382001

@petergleick They make more money investing in oil since oil companies have zero expenses when it comes to environmental protection and oil production is subsidized with tax money?