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Re:The rise of solar is ‘jeopardising the grid’ and it's a l... by technofiend on Sunday December 01, 2019 @08:52PM (#21679272)
Exactly as I described above - by assuming fluctuations will first be buffered by battery or other storage and only addressed if required by gas peakers and increased coal-based energy production in extended periods of lower light.
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Re:The rise of solar is ‘jeopardising the grid’ and it's a l... by buzzkillington on Monday December 02, 2019 @02:06AM (#21680460)
The largest installation in the world is in South Australia and it can run the state for 15 minutes.

It cost $100 million to build.

Batteries energy density puts them so far past green washing that in the current day and age they are Potemkin villages.

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Re:The rise of solar is ‘jeopardising the grid’ and it's a l... by nicksantamaria on Monday December 02, 2019 @05:08AM (#21681206)
The purpose of the battery isn’t to power the entire state for 15 minutes.

It can respond to market demand within milliseconds, and after coming online was responsible for dropping the average wholesale price of electricity by 90%.

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Re:The rise of solar is ‘jeopardising the grid’ and it's a l... by buzzkillington on Monday December 02, 2019 @08:30AM (#21682119)
In the fcas market, the total electricity price has increased by over 30% in the last three years.
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