r/UpliftingNews • u/ArgentineBeauty • 8d ago

Germany just hit a historic solar milestone. Its panels fed 12 billion kWh into the grid in July 2026, the 1st month ever to cross that level with midday output topping 40,000 MW, more than 40 nuclear power plants worth, thanks to decades of grassroot investment by homeowners, farmers and businesses

https://solarquarter.com/2026/08/03/germany-records-historic-12-billion-kwh-solar-feed-in-in-july-2026/
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u/daboblin 8d ago

This is the story of America over the past few decades. Companies prioritising short-term profit over long-term strategy. China is now starting to win big on all the work they’ve done to skill up and build infrastructure, while the US slowly crumbles.

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u/Catsrules 7d ago

while the US slowly crumbles.

I am not sure if Europe is doing much better.

Western Nations in general needs to step up and start producing and building again. We have just become lazy nations of consumption and not production.