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Solar is cheap when active, and the good news this is one of the cases where intermittency doesn't really matter. We should really explore more use of intermitt
by grej 3y ago
Solar is cheap when active, and the good news this is one of the cases where intermittency doesn't really matter. We should really explore more use of intermittent power for cases like this where the limited reliability of wind and solar is less significant.
- nwiswell 3y agoIt's still significant if it means that your desalination plant is only active 50% of the time, since it means you need twice the capacity.
- grej 3y agoTrue. This condition only holds in situations where the energy costs dominate the physical plant costs
- lopis 3y agoFortunately, water usage is correlated with sun intensity.