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Note that generation capacity doesn’t say much of the actual amount of electricity available throughout the year. Wind and solar don’t provide dispatchable ele
by cbmuser 5y ago
Note that generation capacity doesn’t say much of the actual amount of electricity available throughout the year.
Wind and solar don’t provide dispatchable electricity and will always need a backup plant.
- gameswithgo 5y agoMan do you think the guy you are responding to doesn't know that? Do you think a significant % of people here on HN don't know that? The guy you responded to clearly had a pretty advanced understanding of the issues in this field, and the fact that wind doesn't always blow is very very basic. He even talked about storage!
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- toomuchtodo 5y agoStorage firmed renewables are rapidly reaching cost parity with natural gas. In many US geographies, storage backed solar already is. “Jim Robo, chief executive of renewables giant NextEra, made the same point on the company’s January earnings call to discuss the company’s 2020 results: "There is not a regulated coal plant in this country that is economic today full period and stop when it’s dispatched on any basis, not a single one, OK." https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2021/04/14/solar-and-storage-are-showing-coal-and-natural-gas-the-exists-ieefa-outlook-says/ https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2021/04/14/solar-and-storage-are... http://ieefa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/US-Power-Sector-Outlook_March-2021.pdf http://ieefa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/US-Power-Sector-...