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40% of US electricity is now emissions-free (arstechnica.com)
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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

The US has been subsidizing energy infrastructure transitions for over a hundred years. When coal power, nuclear power, hydro etc were new initiatives they all had a big helping hand from tax dollars.