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Re:Solar and Batteries Make Up 81% of New US Electric-Genera... by nateglims on Thursday February 15, 2024 @05:29PM (#39390115)
The second link is interesting since it covers actual generated energy. The others are kind of convoluted and need to be more clear on what the capacity measurement is since most renewables have significantly lower capacity factors than nuke, gas and coal.
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Re:Solar and Batteries Make Up 81% of New US Electric-Genera... by toomuchtodo on Thursday February 15, 2024 @05:35PM (#39390184)
Which is why the battery uptake mentioned in this piece is of note. It firms renewables and steals grid service revenue from thermal generators. Pulls the uptake trajectory of renewables closer to vertical.

Only one coal fired generator in the US is currently economical to run vs new renewables. You don’t have to match capacity factor, it’s about economics; if renewables can run often enough cheap enough, it makes other generators uneconomical even if they have superior capacity factors. It’s why nuclear is on life support in the US.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-07/end-of-co... | https://archive.today/2owbd

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/30/us-coal-more...

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Re:Solar and Batteries Make Up 81% of New US Electric-Genera... by toomuchtodo on Thursday February 15, 2024 @10:18PM (#39392776)
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/14/texas-shatters-own-sola... ("Texas Shatters Own Solar Power Record, Weird Political Situation Or Not")
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