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Coolgoober

(400 posts)
5. Red States Secrets
Mon May 25, 2026, 08:08 PM
16 hrs ago

My wife and I have traveled (RVed)across this country from west coast to east coast and back 6 times in 7 years and the red states have a ton of solar and wind farms. We are always amazed because they are the ones that talk shit about renewable energy. They always make it sound like the blue states are silly to push for solar and wind while they seem to be going full steam ahead. We'll drive for miles and miles past wind mills too many to try to count. Same with solar. It may not be miles but you can watch them across fields until you can't see any further. We love to see it but ask ourselves why don't we hear about this. Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa and more. Are they playing us?

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Yes! Solar power in Texas: [View all] applegrove 18 hrs ago OP
Yeeeehaaaaa!!!!! a kennedy 18 hrs ago #1
Wind and solar make up 46% of generation during the day surfered 18 hrs ago #2
Impressive numbers for Texas. Thanks. TheRickles 16 hrs ago #9
I'm as surprised as anyone, but the state has an abundance of wind and sunshine. surfered 15 hrs ago #14
Cue the haters gay texan 17 hrs ago #3
Data centers should be regulated to solar energy unless or until they quit building them Deuxcents 17 hrs ago #4
How do you propose solving the water usage conundrum? littlemissmartypants 16 hrs ago #10
The thread was about solar energy. Water is a whole other issue Deuxcents 15 hrs ago #12
Water they use is another MAJOR issue popsdenver 15 hrs ago #15
That's infuriating. FoxNewsSucks 15 hrs ago #18
If I am not mistaken popsdenver 15 hrs ago #21
Texas is building these "farms" for data centers. They have more littlemissmartypants 15 hrs ago #17
I'd rather see them banned altogether. FoxNewsSucks 15 hrs ago #16
I agree. If I had any power to make any decisions, I'd ban em all. All I can do is voice my opinion and protest Deuxcents 14 hrs ago #22
Red States Secrets Coolgoober 16 hrs ago #5
I'll bet the ones who talk shit about renewables are the ones in the pay of the fossil fuel people. erronis 16 hrs ago #8
This all started over 46 years ago, my friends....... popsdenver 15 hrs ago #19
Do you hear it? BidenRocks 16 hrs ago #6
I hope every large parking in America soon has this! OrlandoDem2 16 hrs ago #7
Trump's administration CABAL popsdenver 15 hrs ago #20
Duke Energy... littlemissmartypants 15 hrs ago #11
Coal has to go. Morbius 15 hrs ago #13
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