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Could you say more about that? It seems like an intrinsic property of the demand curve and the attributes of different kinds of power generation (ie. some can b

Could you say more about that? It seems like an intrinsic property of the demand curve and the attributes of different kinds of power generation (ie. some can be turned up and down quickly, some can't).

Gwypaas 4y ago
That does not mean that it needs to be fulfilled by sources which can vary their output. You can just as easily curtail renewables when overproducing.
- sanderjd 4y ago
  But you can't spin them up when underproducing... I think I just don't get what point you're making.
  - Gwypaas 4y ago
    The point is through geographical decoupling statistically some will "always" be spinning.
    - sanderjd 4y ago
      Maybe for wind? But there are a bunch of hours in the middle of the night that entire continents can't produce solar power.