... . They plan to be above fifty percent by 2020. Denmark isn't the only country pursuing more environmentally friendly power sources. Germany has spent a substantial amount of money on wind and solar energy. Germany is currently approaching 30 percent renewable power this year. The problem with these renewable resources is that they render conventional power plants uneconomical to run since wind and ... solar energy has no cost once installed. Even though there uneconomical, they are still needed as a backup supply for when the sun doesn't shine and when the wind doesn't blow. Governments ...

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