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I question whether you can call any renewable 95% reliable. The capacity factor of solar in the US has averaged 25% and wind at about 35%:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacity_factor#United_States
One can certainly argue a large enough grid can shuffle energy to and from across large areas to create 'aggregate reliability' of course.
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I question whether you can call any renewable 95% reliable. The capacity factor of solar in the US has averaged 25% and wind at about 35%:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacity_factor#United_States
One can certainly argue a large enough grid can shuffle energy to and from across large areas to create 'aggregate reliability' of course.