I deleted a rant. I think you make excellent points. Its an amazing system, we should laud the engineers who keep it running. I am also hopeful for the future but wary of the resistance to structural change from the incumbency. Thats why I ranted: I'm so frustrated by a cowed regulator.
Re:Megapack: Utility-Scale Energy Storage
by 6thaccount2 on Monday July 29, 2019 @10:51PM
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What do you mean by integrating every 3 seconds? As an ISO in the US, CAISO is pretty standard in that they have a day-ahead hourly market and a 5-minute real-time market. Of course they have very large ramps due to solar (duck-curve).
I'll counter that I believe the energy systems are moving in the right direction and will likely get to a better spot over the next 5-20 years as the infrastructure upgrades are necessitated and alternatives products that are more cost-effective options become more viable / pressure builds on policy makers.
And yes, energy markets are incredibly complex - especially in highly dynamic areas with fluctuating demands and supply possibilities. I believe the CA-ISO was integrating electricity for 10,000-35,000 MW every 3 seconds about 7 years ago -- probably way faster at this point. It's amazing and humbling what our grids operators are able to do.