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It is a subsidy, in that this was free energy that renewables were unable to profit from, previously. Before: The energy from a hydro plants gets wasted when i
by stale2002 8y ago
It is a subsidy, in that this was free energy that renewables were unable to profit from, previously.
Before: The energy from a hydro plants gets wasted when it is night time.
After: Now they get money.
The hydro plant is now making money on something that they were just throwing away, previously, and thus it is a subsidy.
- foxrob92 8y ago>Before: The energy from a hydro plants gets wasted when it is night time. Hydro plants can usually turn off relatively quickly. They can be used as pump storage, which is an incredibly efficient way of storing energy - >70% efficiency [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumped-storage_hydroelectricity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumped-storage_hydroelectricit...