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Re:A solar power researcher discusses the “duck curve” he he... by nthompson on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @08:42PM (#16760752)
Isn't this problem caused by fix axis solar? If all solar panels were on trackers, wouldn't the curve change form and partially mitigate the problem?
Re:A solar power researcher discusses the “duck curve” he he... by maxander on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @09:02PM (#16760859)
Look at the x-axis of that chart- the peak nighttime load is happening at something like 8:30pm. Even at times of the year the sun is still up by then, it's not going to get you much no matter how you swivel.
Re:A solar power researcher discusses the “duck curve” he he... by wtallis on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @09:45PM (#16761081)
Better tracking of the sun won't significantly increase production at noon, but could help with mid-morning and mid-afternoon production. But that only makes the duck curve steeper, and the existing infrastructure needs a smoother curve.
Re:A solar power researcher discusses the “duck curve” he he... by nthompson on Thursday April 05, 2018 @03:19AM (#16762620)
I imagine both steeper and flatter. The flatter curve seems to be easier to handle within my naive mental model of how utilities work.