Solar booms in industrial US midwest as energy crisis persists.
Electricity has become one of the most important commodities in the region thanks to demand from datacenters, Iran war and rising utility charges. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/02/solar-midwest-energy-crisis
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