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The estimates show the percentage increase from renewables slowing and tailing off to around 45-50%. Is there any justification for assuming the trend won't con
by gnode 8y ago
The estimates show the percentage increase from renewables slowing and tailing off to around 45-50%. Is there any justification for assuming the trend won't continue at a rate similar to current in the near future?
I don't expect that it would reach 100%, particularly as there are motivations to preserve the nuclear industry beyond power generation, but 50% seems a low estimate.
- noir_lord 8y agoStorage. Even at 2am on a still night the UK uses a gargantuan amount of power and we haven't solved the "How do we manage that with renewables?" problem.
- imtringued 8y agoIn some areas like Texas wind blows strongest at night. And generally wind and solar compensate each other's seasonal deficiencies. The biggest problems are the 3 weeks in a year in which the sun does not shine and wind does not blow at the same time.
- HillRat 8y agoIn fact, wind power generates such an energy surplus on the Texas grid that various energy retailers have gone with “free evening electricity” plans. Possibly only applicable to Great Plans-style regions, but solar+wind gives a pretty reliable generation base for Texas.
- sinsterizme 8y agoI read an article by Ramez Naam that suggested this would be solved by a nationwide grid rather than separate grids, since weather and usage fluctuations will average out