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sendler · 02-26-2019, 01:02 PM

I stumbled upon this article while researching Texas electricity.
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https://www.resilience.org/stories/2...d-electricity/
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To sum up, when intermittent electricity is added to the electric grid, the primary savings are fuel savings. At the same time, significant costs of many different types are added, acting to offset these savings. In fact, it is not even clear that when a comparison is made, the benefits of adding intermittent electricity are greater than the costs involved.
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02-26-2019, 01:02 PM	#5141 (permalink)
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