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Re:Reimagining electric utilities by barney54 on Sunday February 14, 2016 @07:56PM (#11100866)
As I read your example, it sounds like the problem is solar's low capacity factor, not scale. But maybe I'm not understanding the example.
Re:Reimagining electric utilities by jqkeller on Monday February 15, 2016 @12:38AM (#11101694)
Under the current regulatory schemes and market rules the low capacity factor of solar is absolutely a problem. I guess I'm saying that more flexibility for smaller systems to play in the markets will be important to increase renewable energy production. The advent of cost effective storage will obviously make the whole discussion easier.