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Not if you build out enough storage to account for intermittency. 12 hours of storage just for diurnal fluctuations, then there's seasonable fluctuations in out
by Manuel_D 3y ago
Not if you build out enough storage to account for intermittency. 12 hours of storage just for diurnal fluctuations, then there's seasonable fluctuations in output due to weather that can last for weeks or more.
- m463 3y agoI think solar should pair with a market, not batteries. It would be more efficient at moving demand to match price. In the end, power at night might cost more rather than less and power during the day would stabilize or drop.
- Manuel_D 3y agoMoving demand is far easier said than done. A lot of people erroneously assume that the rest of the grid is like a house where you can install a power all and schedule your dryer to run during the day. But the power grid is running a whole bunch of utilities and industrial systems like the pumps running your sewage, traffic lights, telecoms, etc.
- m463 3y agoFrom what I understand, power is cheap at night because they can't turn off the power plants easily, and the daytime load is always higher than night. But although some things are used all the time, other things like charging your electric car or heating a tank water heater can be moved around, and people don't mind doing it if they save money.