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Pretty sure you can turn natural gas on and off to some degree to back the solar, that's part of why everyone likes it so much.
by eternityforest 4y ago
Pretty sure you can turn natural gas on and off to some degree to back the solar, that's part of why everyone likes it so much.
- arghwhat 4y agoTurning on a power plant is a slow and cumbersome process. If you need them to handle loads in excess of renewable capacity, or to handle sudden lows, you unfortunately need to keep them running...
- eternityforest 4y agoWhat about this? https://www.ge.com/power/transform/article.transform.articles.2017.jun.load-following-power-plant https://www.ge.com/power/transform/article.transform.article... Seems like some types can start in five minutes.