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Well, solar farms in CA are mostly in deserts, where hydro reservoirs are not that feasible.
by azurezyq 9y ago
Well, solar farms in CA are mostly in deserts, where hydro reservoirs are not that feasible.
- DiabloD3 9y agoPower can be transmitted to areas inside of CA that already have hydro reservoirs or ones at higher elevations can be built.
- rootusrootus 9y agoSince it's already wired up to the same grid, does the storage have to be near the generating plant?
- azurezyq 9y agoI think the point of paying AZ to take excess power is to lower the load on CA grids. So long distance transmission cannot solve the immediate problem.
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- iak8god 9y ago> So long distance transmission cannot solve the immediate problem. Then how is it getting to AZ?
- spangry 9y agoIn most cases the answer is "no, but it helps". Close physical proximity reduces transmission loss (both inward and outward). And hydro storage requires a very specific sort of topography. If you have fortunately built solar energy plants near these sites, great! Otherwise you will probably have to build new transmission infrastructure (likely HVDC), which costs money.