Costa Rica’s Electricity Has Run Entirely On Renewables For 300 Days In 2017

So far this year, Costa Rica has chalked up 300 days where 100 percent of its electricity generation came from renewable energy sources – no small accomplishment for a nation comprised of some 5 million people.  According to figures provided by Costa Rica’s National Center for Energy Control, 99.62 percent of the country’s electricity production is now generated from five renewable sources. Leading the charge is hydropower, which provides 78.26 percent of Costa Rican electricity, followed by wind (10.29 percent), geothermal energy (10.23 percent), biomass and solar (0.84 percent), and hydrocarbons (0.38 percent).  (Science Alert – November 23rd, 2017)