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Re:Denmark’s wind farms generated 140% of the country’s elec... by wodenokoto on Saturday July 11, 2015 @01:02AM (#9868596)
It's worth noting that we sell wind energy a lot cheaper than the non-renewable we buy back to cover the times where we don't produce surplus.
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Re:Denmark’s wind farms generated 140% of the country’s elec... by sauce71 on Saturday July 11, 2015 @01:33AM (#9868663)
Then buy it back from Norway. (99% hydroelectric) :-)
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Re:Denmark’s wind farms generated 140% of the country’s elec... by mrweasel on Saturday July 11, 2015 @02:45AM (#9868817)
We also some times just give the excess power to Germany, or pay them to take it. The Danish power grid is funny like that.
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