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by scaphandre 2422 days ago
> Even today no industrial country is even close to having even all its energy from solar and wind

There are reports that Scotland has been generating 200% of household energy needs from wind alone in 2019. That sounds close to me. Here is a news report, and wiki: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/15/scotland-has-produced-enough...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power_in_Scotland