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Capacity factor for renewables is generally lower than thermal plant, so some transmission costs may be higher. Though batteries firming output mitigates that
by DamonHD 1y ago
Capacity factor for renewables is generally lower than thermal plant, so some transmission costs may be higher. Though batteries firming output mitigates that for example.
- epistasis 1y agoRight, and the majority of solar is getting installed with batteries these days because the really profitable hours are in the evening. Something like 60% of new solar in 2024 in the US had batteries on site.
- DamonHD 1y agoWind + solar + batteries at one site can be a good combo.
- epistasis 1y agoDepending on when the wind blows! (Which in most of the US is more at night, IIRC?)
- DamonHD 1y agoFor the UK there is more wind in the winter, solar in the summer. Intraday anti-correlation is there, but it's more complicated: https://bmrs.elexon.co.uk/generation-forecast-for-wind-and-solar https://bmrs.elexon.co.uk/generation-forecast-for-wind-and-s... The US picture varies a lot over the contiguous states, I think, but often, again, there is anti-correlation in general.