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50% overcapacity of renewables is still spending way, way less than the equivalent for nuclear. How do the numbers look with 100% or 200% overcapacity, where yo
by rcxdude 2y ago
50% overcapacity of renewables is still spending way, way less than the equivalent for nuclear. How do the numbers look with 100% or 200% overcapacity, where you're still spending about half of what you would spend on nuclear?
- Manuel_D 2y agoAdding more overcapacity just wastes energy. Storage is the main bottleneck to widespread renewable adoption without frequent blackouts. Having more energy when you don't need it is only really useful if you can store that energy.
- rcxdude 2y agoNo, it also makes the probability of supply not meeting demand lower. Overcapacity tends to feature in most analysis of a fully renewable grid because of that and because it's currently cheaper than storage for all but very short timescales.