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I think the calculus should get a bit better with cheap renewables - desalinating only when more energy is produced than can be reasonably used. I think if we
by BariumBlue 8y ago
I think the calculus should get a bit better with cheap renewables - desalinating only when more energy is produced than can be reasonably used.
I think if we can find a bunch of things that can effectively use excess power but aren't time sensitive, it'll also make renewables much more attractive.
- thinkcontext 8y agoThe lower the capacity factor of the plant the longer it will take to recover the capital cost of building it. Whether this is economic depends on the ratio of energy cost to capital cost. Do you know what that ratio is?
- pishpash 8y ago> only when more energy is produced than can be reasonably used But when would that ever happen. They'd just get used up in e.g. mining $coins.