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> The difference between winds minimum expected output and average output is also smaller than most assume. https://i.imgur.com/UTjUAp4.png https://i.imgur.com
by the8472 8y ago
> The difference between winds minimum expected output and average output is also smaller than most assume.
https://i.imgur.com/UTjUAp4.png https://i.imgur.com/UTjUAp4.png
- Retric 8y agoExpected output is the important point. https://carboncounter.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/wind_hourly_month.png https://carboncounter.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/wind_hourl... Wind over large scales is less random than people assume even if the variation is large. California both needs more electricity in the summer and gets more wind energy in the summer. Further, peak solar and peak wind output occur at different times of the day which again is extremely useful.
- the8472 8y agoIf the actually observed output were lower than the expected output then those expectations require adjustments. And germany is about as large as california. It also includes offshore wind, which california does not even have. Maybe your weather is more stable and does not generalize well.