• dodgy_bagel@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 个月前

    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.

    • Womble@piefed.world
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      1 个月前

      Depends on the type. Coal takes hours to ramp up to temperature but combined-cycle gas turbines ramp up and down in minutes.