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Re:Energy Prices in Europe Hit Records After Wind Stops Blowing by tjansen on Monday September 13, 2021 @11:05AM (#28512392)
Once you have them, is there any reason why you would want to ramp it down, other than trying to justify the existence of wind turbines?
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Re:Energy Prices in Europe Hit Records After Wind Stops Blowing by acidburnNSA on Monday September 13, 2021 @11:16AM (#28512535)
Yes. Demand does ramp up and down every day, so you have to follow that. For example, in California the demand varies from about 22 GW to around 30 GW on a typical day.
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