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Old 01-15-2020, 06:02 PM   #2088
zamler
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Originally Posted by Fuzz View Post
But then you have to ask, why do this at all? Ramp down gas generation when the sun is shining, ramp it up when it isn't. No battery needed, and no "unused solar". And no shortage of supply on worst case scenario days.
Gas generators can't be started/shutdown on a whim as a result a whole bunch of fuel is wasted a battery grid stores this wasted energy.
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