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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Perhaps I am not understanding the "20%" number correctly.
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It's not just the instantaneous peak generation, you have to look at it for the full day. Here's Germany's solar output per day for 2019, the impact of winter is obvious:
Alberta on a cold day will use about 0.2-0.25 TWh; even with installed capacity of more than 45 GW of solar (versus Alberta peak demand of about 11.5 GW) Germany produces only a fraction of that amount in winter days.
For Alberta to implement a solar-battery strategy for winter would require a staggering amount of solar panels and batteries.