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Oversupply is easy to burn up -- as long as there's robust and quick mechanisms for signalling when oversupply is going on. There's plenty of loads that can be
by zkms 9y ago
Oversupply is easy to burn up -- as long as there's robust and quick mechanisms for signalling when oversupply is going on.
There's plenty of loads that can be quickly spun up -- transferring workload from one datacentre to another is possible, as is running refrigeration systems to generate ice (or some other phase-change material) that can be used up during peak demand.
Anything remaining can be taken care of by bespoke energy storage systems, like batteries or pumped-storage.
- Teever 9y agoHell you could start using all that surplus energy to turn atmospheric CO2 and N into urea and use that for fertilizer.