POSTnote by Aaron Goater. It was first published on Wednesday, 17 September 2014. It was last updated on Wednesday, 17 September 2014.
Intermittent Electricity Generation
Sources of electricity that exhibit uncontrolled increases or decreases in output are often referred to as intermittent. This POSTnote examines the effect of wind, solar, wave and tidal intermittency on electricity prices, carbon dioxide emissions and the provision of electricity to meet demand. The note also describes measures to manage intermittency.
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- Type
- Research briefing
- Reference
- POST-PN-464
- Subjects
- Energy Electricity generation Electricity Imports Prices Storage Renewable energy Carbon emissions
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- POST
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- 2016-02-07 22:49:50 +0000
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