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Re:Germany lays out a path to quit coal by 2038 by zeroname on Sunday January 27, 2019 @10:32AM (#19012020)
> Solar is not very volatile

Only if you disregard the fact that that the sun doesn't shine at night.

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Re:Germany lays out a path to quit coal by 2038 by filmor on Sunday January 27, 2019 @01:25PM (#19012973)
Volatility in the energy sector means how "forecastable" the source is. Solar at night is perfectly forecastable.
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Re:Germany lays out a path to quit coal by 2038 by Jedd on Monday January 28, 2019 @03:21AM (#19015959)
> Only if you disregard the fact that that the sun doesn't shine at night.

Only if you disregard the fact that 'solar' can mean one or both of photovoltaic cells and solar thermal (which peaks around sunset and carries on producing power into the late evening).

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