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Renewable electricity production can be anything. Just because you produce something does not mean the same country has to consume it, nor that it is connected
by belorn 3y ago
Renewable electricity production can be anything. Just because you produce something does not mean the same country has to consume it, nor that it is connected to the general grid. Renewable production can be 100% if that is what a given country is set to produce and sell on the international market.
Renewable electricity consumption is a bit more tricky. People generally consume energy independently from when energy is optimally produced, so intermittent nature of renewable is a problem. There are countries which are very close to 100% renewable production but which import more than 50% of the energy that they actually consume, while at the same time being energy export positive because of massive exports during periods of optimal weather conditions.