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Re:Nuclear is back on the table for a green future by megaman821 on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @07:49PM (#31760904)
That is more of a what-if. If there was more wind and solar built out there would be enough curtailed energy to run electrolyzers at 43% capacity factor. I am saying today it doesn't make sense because there isn't a lot of over-provisioning taking place. There should be but what investors are going to jump first with a curtailed energy electrolyzer when curtailed energy is low.
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Re:Nuclear is back on the table for a green future by pfdietz on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @08:23PM (#31761142)
It's a demolition of your nonsensical 5% number (which is also what-if).
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Re:Nuclear is back on the table for a green future by megaman821 on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @08:46PM (#31761296)
In the state with the most solar built out in the US the curtailment is 5% https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=49276.
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Re:Nuclear is back on the table for a green future by pfdietz on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @09:38PM (#31761650)
Which is of course meaningless, since curtailment increases with the amount of installed wind/solar. What matters is how much curtailment there would be in an optimal all-renewable energy system.

I tell you what: show me a cost optimized renewable energy system in which the electrolyzers have a capacity factor of 5%.

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