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Re:California exceeds 100% of energy demand with renewables ... by rasz on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @11:47AM (#40053560)
Spain and Portugal did something incredibly smart - both went against EU and won right to cap gas price for power production. That way MWh price is 1Euro in Spain right now while 56 in Germany 74 Italy. This one simple trick fixed their grid. Gas turbines no longer generate 24/7 while charging premium and skewing whole market.

https://euenergy.live

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Re:California exceeds 100% of energy demand with renewables ... by adrianN on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @02:15PM (#40055361)
Gas turbines only run when no cheaper alternative can satisfy demand.
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Re:California exceeds 100% of energy demand with renewables ... by toomuchtodo on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @10:15PM (#40059710)
They also run to provide grid inertia when there aren’t enough utility scale batteries or grid forming inverters to do so.
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