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Lower Austria Goes All-Renewable

posted by janrinok on Friday November 06 2015, @11:45PM   Printer-friendly
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Erwin Proell, the governor of Lower Austria (the largest of Austria's 9 states, with a population of 1.6 million) announced on Thursday that his state now gets 100% of its electricity from renewable sources (63% hydroelectric, 26% wind, 9% biomass and 2% solar).

"Since 2002 we have invested 2.8 billion euros ($3bn) in eco-electricity, from solar parks to renewing (hydroelectric) stations on the Danube," Proell told a news conference.

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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by jmorris on Friday November 06 2015, @11:57PM

    by jmorris (4844) on Friday November 06 2015, @11:57PM (#259737)

    Oh wow, 100% renewable! Easy enough to pull off if you apparently have a nice source of hydroelectric power and only need to power for 1.6 million people. That isn't even a real city. Have a look at a few of America's big hydro projects for comparison. Only problem is hydro isn't green anymore. Guess Austria hasn't got the memo yet. And does anyone believe this only cost about 10euros/mo per capita in additional government money? Ya, me neither.

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  • (Score: 2) by ledow on Saturday November 07 2015, @01:26PM

    by ledow (5567) on Saturday November 07 2015, @01:26PM (#259948) Homepage

    Nobody said green. Just renewable. Which it is.

    More telling is only 2% solar and I've had any number of discussions here and elsewhere about its viability.

    • (Score: 2) by HiThere on Saturday November 07 2015, @06:47PM

      by HiThere (866) Subscriber Badge on Saturday November 07 2015, @06:47PM (#260047) Journal

      Not everywhere is suitable for solar. Austria may have LOTS of bad weather.

      My real doubts about this center on the large hydorelectric contribution. I wonder how much of that is dependent on the Alps snowpack...and how secure that snowpack is. California used to have a good snowpack, but it's been declining alarmingly. Similarly for the Himalayas. I see no reason the Alps should be immune.

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      • (Score: 2, Informative) by angelosphere on Saturday November 07 2015, @08:10PM

        by angelosphere (5088) on Saturday November 07 2015, @08:10PM (#260082)

        The alps are losing their glaciers rapidedly as well.
        Plenty skiing resourts have closed years ago already.