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To: Will88

900 megawatts of power
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This is their maximum possible power rating, during clear day, when there is so much energy available, that they are paying you (on the instant wholesale level) to take it away from them. (one secret - the solar cells are very hard to shut down).
Generally, they do not work when people actually need the energy!
From many studies, they barely provide 20% (100-200 Megawatt) of average useful power.


19 posted on 01/19/2025 10:57:14 AM PST by AZJeep
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To: AZJeep

“(one secret - the solar cells are very hard to shut down)”


Solar farm curtailment is a process where a solar farm intentionally reduces its electricity production, essentially “turning down” its output, to maintain grid stability by managing situations where too much solar power is being generated compared to what the grid can handle, typically during periods of high solar generation and low demand; this is done by sending signals to the solar inverters to decrease power output, effectively “wasting” some potential electricity generation to avoid overloading the grid.

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37 posted on 01/19/2025 11:39:59 AM PST by TexasGator ('/1I11.1/|1211i.11'1/'1/11111)
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