Do Utilities Know the Real Value of Solar?
Herman K. Trabish: January 4, 2013
Detailed cost analysis of solar integration is scarce.
Detailed cost analysis of solar integration is scarce.
Can CSP with storage provide the value more commonly associated with a natural gas plant?
When cities are running at full speed, a combined approach to renewables might be needed.
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Or is it just that the utilities are starting to get picky?
Net market value measures all the benefits and costs of delivering energy into the system.
It’s true in theory, in the real world, and in advanced modeling—and it will be even more true as thermal storage gets better.