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It doesn't matter how many solar panels you build, when the sun is down none of them are generating power. Likewise when the wind stops, it doesn't matter how m
by jjk166 5y ago
It doesn't matter how many solar panels you build, when the sun is down none of them are generating power. Likewise when the wind stops, it doesn't matter how many turbines are in the windfarm. Overgeneration certainly does not squash storage amounts.
- ben_w 5y agoIt reduces but does not eliminate storage. You’ll still have some windless nights, but enough overproduction means that you don’t have to worry about mere cloudy days or low-wind periods — One suggestion in another comment was needing weeks of storage, and overproduction can reduce that to a day of storage, perhaps even less.