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Re:Germany has too many solar panels, pushed energy prices i... by TheLoafOfBread on Friday May 24, 2024 @05:17AM (#40464403)
Sure, once. Then you can switch it off for good, because it will get damaged - the combustion chamber inside needs to be heated up or cooled down slowly, otherwise it will crack. When you are "not using" coal power plant, you still need to keep the combustion chamber hot.
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Re:Germany has too many solar panels, pushed energy prices i... by Delmololo on Friday May 24, 2024 @06:58AM (#40464868)
The question is not if you can, you can, it's about speed and how fast.

And solar is predictable per day good enough that you can compensate the short intervals with gas and batteries.

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