Denmark’s wind farms generated 140% of the country’s electricity needs yesterday

Re:Denmark’s wind farms generated 140% of the country’s elec... by halviti on Saturday July 11, 2015 @08:23AM (#9869490)

serious question: Why focus on conservation if you're generating more than can be consumed, and it being relatively unharmful to the environment?

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Re:Denmark’s wind farms generated 140% of the country’s elec... by BaryonBundle on Saturday July 11, 2015 @11:17AM (#9870059)

As with most renewables (e.g., wind, solar, wave), I would imagine that just because production of energy outpaced its consumption on a given day, the same may not be true on any other given day.

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Re:Denmark’s wind farms generated 140% of the country’s elec... by taf2 on Saturday July 11, 2015 @12:28PM (#9870382)

It was not clear if energy capacity has recently increased but the article did state that last year on average it produced 39% from wind. That being the case, focusing on conservation seems like a good idea still...

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Re:Denmark’s wind farms generated 140% of the country’s elec... by melling on Saturday July 11, 2015 @10:14AM (#9869831)

Just a guess but I'm going to go with a common sense answer. Because usage can quickly outstrip supply.

Look at how Saudi domestic oil consumption has greatly increased, for example.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/18/business/energy-environmen...

Update

Let me add another common sense answer. Because any excess electricity can be sold to other countries for a profit.

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