From Sky News:
Greece breaks a new record by running the country entirely on renewable energy for five hours
Well done, you think, reducing its reliance on fossil fuels etc... until you read the small print:
It reached a record high of 3,106MWh (megawatt hours) of electricity at 9am local time (7am UK time), according to IPTO, the country's independent power transmission operator.
Yup, during night-time/dawn period, when electricity consumption is only a fraction of daytime peak usage.
So this sort of statement is jumping the gun a bit:
Nikos Mantzaris, a partner at think tank the Green Tank said last Friday's performance was important because "it shows that a 100% renewable electricity system is within reach in Greece, a concept that was considered impossible by most opinion and decision makers in Greece before".
I'd consider this a 'gotcha' worthy of Ali G.
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