Uruguayan here.
Point 1 is wrong. The average Uruguayan house doesn't have the means to heat using wood.
I think we can do it because we have a small population, almost no industry, and neither summers nor winters get to extreme temperatures.
Point 1 is wrong. The average Uruguayan house doesn't have the means to heat using wood.
I think we can do it because we have a small population, almost no industry, and neither summers nor winters get to extreme temperatures.
And obviously this reduces the consumption of electricity, making it easier to cover the electricity needed with renewables.
Doesn't take anything away from it, it's still great that this is happening.
I reckon biomass is 'easy' as well but it is only so scalable.
The US has a lot of nuclear which I would call "renewable enough," and that's not very sexy either.