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When the sun stops shining, natural gas peaking plants are the backup.
by kumarski 3y ago
When the sun stops shining, natural gas peaking plants are the backup.
- B1FF_PSUVM 3y agoUnless it is batteries and battery-like hydro.
- epistasis 3y agoBatteries are already eating the lunch of natural gas peaking plants, and as time goes on the economics are going to tip ever further in favor of batteries. Natural gas is a transition fuel, not the end game.
- adrianN 3y agoIt's not too difficult to replace that natgas with hydrogen. I also don't see how burning gas only when the sun doesn't shine consumes more gas than burning gas all the time...