PNW has hydro as base load, with solar and wind as back up. BPA gets pissy about allowing renewable electrons onto their grid as it interferes with their spin cycles. Used to have a viable coal plant, but it made too much smoke and burned Wyoming coal by the train load. A couple of NG plants can spool up swiftly.
clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net > On Oct 9, 2018, at 9:07 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > How fast can hydro plants ramp up or ramp down? > In areas where large scale hydro is feasible, could hydro supplement solar > and wind? > > Mitch > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
