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Re:Nuclear plants in the US keep closing by MaysonL on Friday May 02, 2014 @04:54PM (#7688076)
Although increased forecasting accuracy for renewables will lessen the need for standby. See "Better Weather Analysis Could Lead to Cheaper Renewables" http://www.technologyreview.com/news/518051/better-weather-a...
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Re:Nuclear plants in the US keep closing by toomuchtodo on Friday May 02, 2014 @05:08PM (#7688162)
Google invests in a weather forecasting firm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Climate_Corporation); combined with Nest data, Google could lead the utility energy management space.
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Re:Nuclear plants in the US keep closing by InclinedPlane on Saturday May 03, 2014 @01:01AM (#7689666)
It doesn't require forecasting to predict nightfall every day, that's still a serious problem for solar.
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