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That was my impression of the description of the bill, too. This part: >> If passed by the House, state S.B. 715 would require all renewable projects — even ex
by docdeek 1y ago
That was my impression of the description of the bill, too. This part:
>> If passed by the House, state S.B. 715 would require all renewable projects — even existing ones — to buy backup power, largely from coal or gas plants.
If it compelled the renewable projects to buy from a coal plant, that might be an issue. But if the choice is buy from a coal plant OR invest in storage so that the amoutn of energy delivered can be consistent across the day, that’s probably a great outcome.
- firesteelrain 1y agoA lot of people miss the fact that coal or natural gas can provide on demand power much faster to customers when solar plants go dormant at night.
- standardUser 1y agoMuch faster than what? Than battery storage?
- firesteelrain 1y agoGas turbines can run continuously for hours or even days at full output. Batteries are only few hours at most. Batteries can’t provide this kind of power demand at grid scale.
- bastawhiz 1y agoThankfully nighttime doesn't last for days
- rickydroll 1y ago> Batteries can’t provide this kind of power demand at grid scale. Yes, they can't yet* supply enough power for overnight coverage. However, multiple grids have batteries that provide four hours of supply at grid scale. Watch the percentage of power running overnight on batteries. Over time, you'll see an increasing blend of wind power plus batteries with a decreasing amount of gas-powered turbines.
- standardUser 1y agoYou may be working with outdated information. Battery capacity has skyrocketed in the last few years and that growth is not slowing down. https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=64705 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=64705