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comment by WanderingEng
WanderingEng  ·  3425 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Denmark produces 140 per cent of its electricity needs through wind power.

The headline is a bit disingenuous. It's factually correct to say the Denmark wind output was 140% of demand, but it was only true during a period of low load in the early morning hours. It doesn't mean all demand during all hours can be served by wind, though that doesn't stop a spokesperson from claiming it does:

    Oliver Joy, spokesman for the European Wind Energy Association, said: "It shows that a world powered 100 per cent by renewable energy is no fantasy."