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> Renewable energies are very annoying to grid operators. Their energy production is unreliable, I don't know if the people involved find it annoying though I
by kwhitefoot 4y ago
> Renewable energies are very annoying to grid operators. Their energy production is unreliable,
I don't know if the people involved find it annoying though I doubt it. But the second assertion is flat out untrue.
It is not unreliable, it is reliable but intermittent. Wind power availability can be fairly well forecast.
- xnx 4y agoand peak solar also typically lines up with peak air conditioning demand
- dragontamer 4y ago"Typically" isn't good enough though. If you have a hot, summer thunderstorm with no sun but still 100F+ temperatures, someone needs to create that energy for the air conditioners. So the peaker-gas plant still have to be built, and then run at a lower utilization / less profits, for the community. Either that, or accept that everyone loses power / not enough AC during those times. I've been to the Philippines, some people can live like that (intermittent utilities: sometimes you have running water / electricity, sometimes you don't) but its not the standard of living USA is used to.
- Orothrim 4y agoThey are unreliable and unpredictable for the scales considered in the energy market.