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Portugal ran on 100% renewables for 6 days in a row, dropping consumer electric bills to nearly zero
Portugal powered its entire nation of 10 million people with renewable energy for 6 consecutive days, breaking the previous record for consecutive days of 100% renewable use.
During this period, there were 149 hours of total renewables generation, with 95 hours of renewable energy exports to Spain.
Portugal aims to generate 85% of its electricity from clean energy by 2030 and become carbon neutral by 2045.