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Solar, when combined with energy storage, can serve as a dispatchable resource. Even with battery storage, solar is already cheaper that existing dispatchable c
by diafygi 7y ago
Solar, when combined with energy storage, can serve as a dispatchable resource. Even with battery storage, solar is already cheaper that existing dispatchable coal generation.
http://ieefa.org/ieefa-u-s-solar-plus-storage-is-undermining-the-economics-of-existing-coal-fired-generation/ http://ieefa.org/ieefa-u-s-solar-plus-storage-is-undermining...
- B2oka 7y agoInteresting, even though it's just feasibility study > it would be economic for PacifiCorp to close the existing coal generation under question and replace that capacity with other resources, including new renewables, demand-side solutions, battery storage, gas peakers and open-market purchases Curious to see the exact combination of these options and their associated emissions
- diafygi 7y agoXcel in Colorado has already started retiring coal plants in favor of renewables+storage based on bids for actual projects. https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/record-low-solar-plus-storage-price-in-xcel-solicitation https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/record-low-sola... https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/xcel-retire-coal-renewable-energy-storage https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/xcel-retire-coa...