India’s Blackout Lesson: Coal Failed, Solar Delivered
India’s Blackout Lesson: Coal Failed, Solar Delivered
Posted in India by catwoman (#2) 314 days ago (thinkprogress.org)
Of all the headlines around India’s historic blackout none summed up the truth more than the Onion: ”300 million without electricity after restoration of the power grid.” In fact, when asking Indian colleagues about the blackout most acknowledged it as simply par for the course. That’s because India’s over reliance on a centralized grid powered largely by coal has always been a failure — a fact that most Indians face through prolonged power cuts.
