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== Electricity ==
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| country              = Montecara
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| coverage              = 100%
| continuity            = 99.99%
| capacity              = 4795 MW
| capacityyear          = 2017
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| renewableshare        = 7.72%
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Montecara consumes about 14.35 billion kW·h of electricity per year.
Montecara is in the process of moving away from fossil fuels and toward sustainable energy but badly lags behind schedule in its goal, set in 2000, to achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2025. Less than ten percent of the electricity generated in Montecara comes from a renewable source, with the remaining more than ninety percent coming from oil and natural gas. There are several obstacles to increased use of renewables: limited land area means that there is little free space to deploy solar panels, the terrain is not generally favorable to onshore wind power, and high land values mean that land-intensive renewable plants are prohibitively expensive to build and maintain.
{{wp|Nuclear power}} is a highly contentious political issue in Montecara. Montecara has been a {{wp|nuclear-free zone}} since 1985 in response to plans by [[Comega]] to build a {{wp|boiling water reactor}}.
Montecara must import all its fossil fuels and is therefore highly dependent on the flow of international shipping to supply its energy needs. Tanker ships arrive several times per week with supplies of oil and liquefied natural gas, and the state estimates that if its sea lanes were disrupted, fuel and power shortages would likely develop within less than 48 hours.
An interconnector cable allows electricity to be exported to and imported from mainland [[Euclea]] as needed. 
=== Power plants ===
{{Template:Comega plants}}
== Sources ==
Twin oil and natural gas pipelines run from [[Tsabara]] to [[Florena]] underneath Montecara. These are tapped off for use in Montecaran power plants and for use in transportation. These pipelines provide the vast majority of oil and gas resources used locally, but some oil and {{wp|liquefied natural gas}} arrives by ship as well.
== Regulation ==
The [[Secretary of the Environment, Transport, and Urban Development]] has authority over energy regulation in Montecara.
=== Taxation ===
== Transportation ==
[[VM]] is in the process of converting its entire bus fleet away from fossil fuel. It began to replace aging diesel buses with {{wp|compressed natural gas}} vehicles in the late 1990s and is now replacing old equipment with all-electric models.
The state charges higher registration fees to vehicles with poor fuel efficiency.
Diesel fuel sold in Montecara must have a minimum {{wp|cetane number}} of 53 and a maximum sulfur content of 10 {{wp|ppm}}. This includes the fuel oil burned in Montecara's power plants.
=== Shipping ===
{{wp|Heavy fuel oil|Bunker C}} fuel is banned from use in Montecaran waters. Additionally, all marine fuel must have a maximum sulfur content of 0.1%. This essentially limits marine fuel options to Bunker A or lighter.

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