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From the article: > change the way it supplies power when demand peaks. Instead of relying on electricity from three gas-fired plants run by Calpine Corp., PG&
by skookumchuck 9y ago
From the article:
> change the way it supplies power when demand peaks. Instead of relying on electricity from three gas-fired plants run by Calpine Corp., PG&E will have to use batteries or other non-fossil fuel resources to keep the lights on in the most-populated U.S. state. The shift is possible in California partly because there’s a surplus of solar power,
- UncleEntity 9y ago> The shift is possible in California partly because there’s a surplus of solar power IDK where they get there's a surplus, there's enough that it makes the "peakers" sit idle enough of the time they're not economically feasible to operate without a guaranteed payday. Honestly, I could be wrong since the only information I have on the subject is this article which doesn't support the claim they're making. I suppose if you counted the plants that have to generate a certain amount of power + solar and wind at its peak then maybe there's a surplus in there somewhere, dunno?