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The one time I visited Chile, the city air was thick with smoke from wood-burning fireplaces. At least at that point in the past, the total amount of electricit
by bagacrap 3y ago
The one time I visited Chile, the city air was thick with smoke from wood-burning fireplaces. At least at that point in the past, the total amount of electricity consumed would not accurately have reflected the total amount of energy consumed or its environmental impact.
- scythe 3y agoThat's an interesting observation. I think it reinforces the point that the prevalence of solar on a near future Chilean grid could demand a lot of storage.
- joseda-hg 3y agoAh, I see you've been to the South It's way too cost efective for the majority of people to consider anything else
- d0gsg0w00f 3y agoI was told it's because there's no way for the smog to escape the valley and get over the Andes. Very similar to Los Angeles.