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minus-squaredodgy_bagel@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoOne of the more interesting things I’ve learned is that the reason why electricity is so cheap at night is because it’s hard to properly throttle fossil fuel plants.
minus-squareWomble@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoDepends on the type. Coal takes hours to ramp up to temperature but combined-cycle gas turbines ramp up and down in minutes.
One of the more interesting things I’ve learned is that the reason why electricity is so cheap at night is because it’s hard to properly throttle fossil fuel plants.
Depends on the type. Coal takes hours to ramp up to temperature but combined-cycle gas turbines ramp up and down in minutes.