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But your plan assumes that the 2 neighbors production is complementary, what is is a bad winter, the demand raises in both countries, wind turbines need to be s
by simion314 4y ago
But your plan assumes that the 2 neighbors production is complementary, what is is a bad winter, the demand raises in both countries, wind turbines need to be stopped for some reason and not country B needs to beg from country A, so A needs now to decide if they sacrifice their citizens to help the ones in country B.
You would need more then 2 countries to reduce the risks and you need some power plant that can work at a low capacity during the year but can fast go to full capacity to handle this cases, now this plants will not be profitable when running at idle/low capacity so you need some non-free-market program to keep them running.
- ftth_finland 4y agoWind turbines don’t have to be stopped, they will stop all on their own when there is calm and cold weather. It can go on for days, even weeks. As to stand-by generation, no need to grasp for non-free-market solutions. You just bid on stand-by generation capacity on the open market, problem solved.
- simion314 4y ago>As to stand-by generation, no need to grasp for non-free-market solutions. You just bid on stand-by generation capacity on the open market, problem solved. This could bite you in the ass if you don't negotiate a long term contract with giant penalties if you don't get the energy when demanded, but it will cost you a lot but yeah you can do it with free markets.