In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Wed, 8 Mar 2023 20:10:40 -0500:
Hi,
[snip]
>> When electric cars become more common, they can contribute to grid
>> storage, allowing higher percentages of renewable
>> energy sources.
>> This also reduces CO2 from the transport sector.
>>
>
>Yup. There has be
N Ga Hydro actually had 6 different facilities. The main plant of which I
spoke, is at the bottom of Tallulah Gorge still producing 72 MW almost
every day.
The smallest is 10 kW at the head of the water source. Had to go put it
back online after a storm but every watt helps.
Tallulah is fed fr
I actually ran N Ga Hydro during the strike of 1981. The 12 MW generators
online since WW1 have never been replaced. They are, however, well
maintained.
The six units were to provide sufficient electricity for Atlanta until the
new millennium. :-)
On Wed, Mar 8, 2023, 8:11 PM Jed Rothwell wr
Robin wrote:
> When electric cars become more common, they can contribute to grid
> storage, allowing higher percentages of renewable
> energy sources.
> This also reduces CO2 from the transport sector.
>
Yup. There has been a lot of talk about that in the media lately. I think
there may be a p
I wrote:
> 2. In most parts of the U.S. where solar is widely used and most needed,
> such as Nevada, solar does not need storage. It peaks right when demand is
> highest.
>
HOWEVER, it turns out that a lot of battery storage these days is being
used with solar, co-located. I did not know that.
In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Wed, 8 Mar 2023 19:41:19 -0500:
Hi,
[snip]
>Both wind and solar would become more expensive if they exceeded ~60% of
>capacity, because they would need extensive storage, rather than the
>occasional use of standby gas turbine or Diesel generators. I think ~60%
Solar panels life span is less than 20 yrs
On Wed, Mar 8, 2023, 7:41 PM Jed Rothwell wrote:
> H L V wrote:
>
>
>> those costs don't include energy storage.
>>
>
> True. But: 1. The cost of storage is falling rapidly. 2. In most parts of
> the U.S. where solar is widely used and most needed, suc
H L V wrote:
> those costs don't include energy storage.
>
True. But: 1. The cost of storage is falling rapidly. 2. In most parts of
the U.S. where solar is widely used and most needed, such as Nevada, solar
does not need storage. It peaks right when demand is highest. Especially
for air condit
On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 5:46 PM Jed Rothwell wrote:
> Terry Blanton wrote:
>
> Never saw a nuke that came in on schedule and under budget. But 80 years
>> of close to 2 GW will charge lots of EVs.
>>
>
> True. But for the same amount of money we could have bought ~11 GW of
> solar panels, which
Terry Blanton wrote:
Never saw a nuke that came in on schedule and under budget. But 80 years
> of close to 2 GW will charge lots of EVs.
>
True. But for the same amount of money we could have bought ~11 GW of solar
panels, which would have charged a lot more EVs. See:
https://www.lazard.com/m
Never saw a nuke that came in on schedule and under budget. But 80 years
of close to 2 GW will charge lots of EVs.
On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 9:24 AM Jed Rothwell wrote:
> The nuclear plant in Georgia is way late and over budget. See:
>
> In Georgia, Bloated Costs Take Over a Nuclear Power Plant an
The nuclear plant in Georgia is way late and over budget. See:
In Georgia, Bloated Costs Take Over a Nuclear Power Plant and a Fight Looms
Over Who Pays
"Vogtle’s two new nuclear reactors are six years late and at least $16
billion over their original budget. The plant will have no direct carbon
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