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Grid connections, turbines and BoP equipment reused from a coal plant is not a minor cost saving.
by u320 4y ago
Grid connections, turbines and BoP equipment reused from a coal plant is not a minor cost saving.
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoWell, minor is a relative term, but regardless, my point is stronger the more the business case relies on this re-use. Solar can win on price with entirely new builds against already depreciated Coal plants. If you can't beat that price, then you are at best a complement to solar, and sticking solar, battery or synchronous condensors in the old coal plants might make more sense instead. See: Cost–benefit analysis of coal plant repurposing in developing countries https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3646443 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3646443