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Wind is phenomenally cheap power, total demand at night is low, and wind production is usually highest at night. I would not be surprised if it always made sens
by ip26 7y ago
Wind is phenomenally cheap power, total demand at night is low, and wind production is usually highest at night. I would not be surprised if it always made sense to charge up storage at night.
The only exception would be if so much storage capacity came online that the variability of wind was completely absorbed & the arbitrage disappeared.
- nradov 7y agoIt depends on your location but must wind turbines produce less at night. https://carboncounter.wordpress.com/2015/07/10/are-wind-farms-more-productive-at-night/ https://carboncounter.wordpress.com/2015/07/10/are-wind-farm...
- ip26 7y agoThanks, wasn't familiar with all those locales. I mostly think of Wyoming when I think wind power, but of course not everywhere is like Wyoming.