Could the answer to 100% renewable energy in Dominica be under the ground?

A small but growing number of countries are well on their way to producing all of their electricity from renewable sources. Dominica, in the eastern Caribbean, is planning to join these pioneers and become the first small island developing State (SIDS) to stop using fossil fuels for energy generation. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/04/1149136
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Could the answer to 100% renewable energy in Dominica be under the ground?
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