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(39,593 posts) Wed Apr 8, 2026, 09:26 AM Wednesday

Scotland temporarily ran entirely on wind power as turbines generated over 200 percent of national electricity demand. [View all]

Another good news story.

Scotland temporarily ran entirely on wind power as turbines generated over 200 percent of national electricity demand.
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Scotland temporarily ran entirely on wind power as turbines generated over 200 percent of national electricity demand. [View all] Swede Wednesday OP

We could learn a lot from our European friends if we would get our head out of our ass. walkingman Wednesday #1

It has NOTHING to do with our heads up our asses. Conjuay Wednesday #2

Both are true. yardwork Wednesday #6

Scotland regularly generates an electricity surplus over its own requirements Emrys Wednesday #3

Decades of these kinds of momentary 100% reports demonstrate... NNadir Wednesday #4

This isn't a "momentary" surplus, nor is it unreliable. Emrys Wednesday #7

Nonsense. It isn't rocket science to understand that the wind doesn't blow continuously. NNadir Wednesday #9

I was just thinking the other day I hadn't seen an NNadir pro-nuke post in awhile AZJonnie Wednesday #10

Wind power will only prolong our dependence on fossil fuels. hunter Wednesday #13

Yes I've read many dozens of NNadir's posts over the years, you don't have to get me up to speed AZJonnie Wednesday #15

The best ways to halt human population growth are not coercive. hunter Wednesday #16

Nuclear power will have a similar effect Emrys Wednesday #18

Low wind and no sunshine cause renewable energy shutdowns constantly. hunter Wednesday #20

Hence my emphasis throughout on a MIX of resources Emrys Wednesday #23

Trashing coastal environments with tidal power schemes isn't going to save the world. hunter Wednesday #25

This is now getting tiresome. I didn't realize a good news story about Scotland would bring on the nuclear fanboys. Emrys Wednesday #28

Bullshit. Hickley C will be saving lives half a century after every wind turbine in Scotland has become landfill. NNadir Wednesday #21

Oh, bullshit yourself. Emrys Wednesday #24

Nonsense yourself. I think you fit very well the description of an ideologue Emrys Wednesday #12

Could it be that's what the fossil fuel industry wants you to think? hunter Wednesday #17

I don't know why you think that. Emrys Wednesday #19

Human ingenuity sometimes (not often, but sometimes) Torchlight Wednesday #5

really good DoBW Wednesday #8

They will need to be bombed over this and their regime changed. Too threatening to Big Oil. (SARCASM). artemisia1 Wednesday #11

Gee. Who WOULDN'T want that for the USA and planet earth? Kid Berwyn Wednesday #14

Wouldn't it be great to read, United States of America temporarily ran entirely on wind power... Passages Wednesday #22

And we get coal natural gas and oil. Klarkashton Wednesday #26

he hated wind power becuase Turbines were in view on the golf course he acquired. Acccording to the Clown-in-Charge, OAITW r.2.0 Wednesday #27