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testhest ◴[] No.45037600[source]
Wind is only useful up to a point, once it gets above 20% of generation capacity ensuing grid stability becomes expensive either through huge price swings or grid level energy storage.
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1. scott_s ◴[] No.45039186[source]
That's true of all renewable energy sources. So we should take advantage of all of them, as much as is feasible.