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> renewable energy armpit

armpit? What is that supposed to mean exactly? (I consider myself a near native English speaker...) A bad place to be in I suppose, but never heard this phasing.

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I assume least desirable place in this context.

Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armpit

That's right. It's one of the worst areas in the world for renewable energy. The solar resource is relatively bad, and away from coasts wind isn't great either.

I think usually it is “X is the armpit of Y”, for example NJ is the armpit of America: https://knowswhy.com/why-is-nj-called-the-armpit-of-america/

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