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		imgabe on Sept 9, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Costa Rica has gone 76 days using 100% renewable e... You can rely on solar to generate electricity when the sun is shining, but you cannot rely on the sun to always be shining, hence not reliable.

meggar on Sept 9, 2016 [–]

But if solar panels were located at both the north and south poles and connected to the grid, would that work?

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