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Originally Posted by Fuzz
If we are planning our grid around individual generators to cover the times we get blackouts from renewables, we may as well just give up right now.
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It's not a matter of planning our grid around individual generators, it's a matter of planning our grid around renewables. If then, at some time in the future, a large part of our grid includes renewables, and the power generated therefrom hasn't sufficient storeage capability, then my little mind says the grid may be more vulnerable to power outages. Although maybe that is not the case, as I know very little as to how the power system works.
However, if I have a legitimate concern, and blackouts happen more frequently because of the increased renewables, it's every man for himself, and it may be prudent to install a large gas driven generator.