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> I am surprised Germany doesn't have more dominance in the field Germany's power grid is well-connected to its neighbours. During peak production of renewabl

> I am surprised Germany doesn't have more dominance in the field Germany's power grid is well-connected to its neighbours. During peak production of renewable energy, it is "exported" to France, Poland, Austria etc. These neighbours have a different mix of production and can easily scale down power production from fossil fuels. [0]:in quotes, because trade within the EU isn't technically export/import

taneq 9y ago
This is the first time I've heard "easily" in the same sentence as "scale down power production from fossil fuels". Usually it's everyone whinging about how coal plants can't be efficiently throttled and still burn 50% of their fuel or something at idle.
- hueving 9y ago
  So it's easy to reduce production by 50% capacity or so and then it becomes problematic.
- pjc50 9y ago
  Coal takes a long time to throttle up and down. CCGT on the other hand can respond in minutes or tens of minutes depending on size.