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Drawing solar from states to the east would only make the duck curve worse though, right? Power production would taper off even earlier than the peak demand.
by dogsgobork 5y ago
Drawing solar from states to the east would only make the duck curve worse though, right? Power production would taper off even earlier than the peak demand.
- toomuchtodo 5y agoYou can charge your residential or utility battery storage from the imported hydro or solar depending on spot prices, no need to consume immediately at that time. Transmission is crucial for flexibility in balancing generation and consumption, as well as optimizing storage utilization. You can also assume there will be times you’ll throw away (curtail) clean energy as it’s cheaper than it would’ve been to store and then deliver it, but you still need that capacity available at other times (seasonal variability).
- jedberg 5y agoIt would be made up for in the morning though when that solar starts producing sooner. Unless everything is renewable already, it could offset some non-renewables getting used before sunrise and allow battery charging to start earlier.