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‘Energy independent’ Uruguay runs on 100% renewables for four straight months
(theprogressplaybook.com)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
Was the wind blowing all night every night? Or do they have enough hydro (or another power source) to power then while the sun is down?
"Hydropower provides a large percentage of installed production capacity in Uruguay, almost all of it produced by four hydroelectric facilities, three on the Rio Negro and one, the Salto Grande dam shared with Argentina, on the Uruguay River. The production from these hydropower sources is dependent on seasonal rainfall patterns, but under normal hydrological conditions, can supply off-peak domestic demand." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Uruguay