Still think renewables can't power a modern economy? Portugal just hit 80.7% renewable electricity for the entire month of January. In the middle of winter
2017: 41.8% ("ceiling" skeptics said we couldn't break)
2023: 61.0% (Coal plants? GONE. Last one closed 2021)
2026: 80.7% (new record, #2 in Europe: Only Norway is ahead because they’re basically one giant battery)
They told us the grid would collapse. It didn't. They told us the 2025 blackout was the "end of renewables". Wrong again
Portugal saved €703m in gas costs in a single month while the fossil fuel dinosaurs are still crying about "baseload". The transition isn't just happening; it’s accelerating
Portugal tops EU leaderboard as over 80% of electricity in January came from renewables | Euronewshttps://www.euronews.com/2026/02/12/portugal-tops-eu-leaderboard-as-over-80-of-electricity-in-january-came-from-renewables