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Generators don't ramp up/down immediately. Especially when peak power usage is 4-5pm, people getting off work, but also closer to sunset. That's a lot of power
by ThatPlayer 1mo ago
Generators don't ramp up/down immediately. Especially when peak power usage is 4-5pm, people getting off work, but also closer to sunset. That's a lot of power that needs to be generated immediately for stability.
More solar (without batteries) makes that worse.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_curve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_curve