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Coolgoober

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5. Red States Secrets

Mon May 25, 2026, 08:08 PM

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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 Monday OP

Yeeeehaaaaa!!!!! a kennedy Monday #1

Wind and solar make up 46% of generation during the day surfered Monday #2

Impressive numbers for Texas. Thanks. TheRickles Monday #9

I'm as surprised as anyone, but the state has an abundance of wind and sunshine. surfered Monday #14

Cue the haters gay texan Monday #3

Data centers should be regulated to solar energy unless or until they quit building them Deuxcents Monday #4

How do you propose solving the water usage conundrum? littlemissmartypants Monday #10

The thread was about solar energy. Water is a whole other issue Deuxcents Monday #12

Water they use is another MAJOR issue popsdenver Monday #15

That's infuriating. FoxNewsSucks Monday #18

If I am not mistaken popsdenver Monday #21

Texas is building these "farms" for data centers. They have more littlemissmartypants Monday #17

I'd rather see them banned altogether. FoxNewsSucks Monday #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 Monday #22

Red States Secrets Coolgoober Monday #5

I'll bet the ones who talk shit about renewables are the ones in the pay of the fossil fuel people. erronis Monday #8

This all started over 46 years ago, my friends....... popsdenver Monday #19

Do you hear it? BidenRocks Monday #6

I hope every large parking in America soon has this! OrlandoDem2 Monday #7

Trump's administration CABAL popsdenver Monday #20

Duke Energy... littlemissmartypants Monday #11

Coal has to go. Morbius Monday #13