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Are you talking about consumption or production? In term of production a country can easily go above 100% renewable by selling a lot of it during periods of op
by belorn 3y ago
Are you talking about consumption or production?
In term of production a country can easily go above 100% renewable by selling a lot of it during periods of optimal conditions. Naturally, a country can not above 100% in terms of consumption. Denmark for example is a massive exporter in terms of production, but also a massive importer in terms of consumption and has a very large dependency on imports. They are not self sufficient despite producing more energy that they themselves consume.
- legulere 3y agoIceland both produces and consumes 100% electricity from renewables for instance. You have the issue you talk about with all generation that isn’t load-following, including nuclear. France solves this by exporting subsidized electricity in time of low demand while importing in time of high demand, which is winter. In the surrounding countries like Italy and Germany you have gas-plants that jump in when needed.