Coal ( and gas and nuclear) turbines have been tripping for generations. The bufree was always a spinning reserve. Like any piece of industrial equipment things go wrong.and honestly big bloody deal. smeg happens. This is just a media beat up so don't fall for it.If the media factually reports that a unit has tripped out 5 times recently, whether it is unusual or not, how is that a beat up? There was no inference made about the bigger picture that we are discussing in this thread at all.Solar and wind are not excempt although their smaller unit size reduces the impact.
Weather prediction is I suspect less reliable than a coal fired turbine and to date and back OT what is there when there is no wind or sun? Currently it's called a black out.
I hear what you're saying regarding the predictability of weather, but consider all possibilities:
Predictability of it being light during the day and dark at night is 100%.
Predictability of wind conditions conducive to wind powered generation is not 100%, but very high.
Predictability of a coal fired generating unit running reliably is not 100%, but very high.
Predictability of a coal fired generating unit NOT running reliably, and tripping out, is 0%.
These 0% events have been happening pretty often lately. If they are not unusual, it is even more reason to move on to something more reliable.
Edited 13 Jan 2018 22:17, 3 years ago, edited by DirtyBallast
Coal ( and gas and nuclear) turbines have been tripping for generations. The bufree was always a spinning reserve. Like any piece of industrial equipment things go wrong.and honestly big bloody deal. smeg happens. This is just a media beat up so don't fall for it.If the media factually reports that a unit has tripped out 5 times recently, whether it is unusual or not, how is that a beat up? There was no inference made about the bigger picture that we are all discussing in this thread at all.Solar and wind are not excempt although their smaller unit size reduces the impact.
Weather prediction is I suspect less reliable than a coal fired turbine and to date and back OT what is there when there is no wind or sun? Currently it's called a black out.
I hear what you're saying regarding the predictability of weather, but consider all possibilities:
Predictability of it being light during the day and dark at night is 100%.
Predictability of wind conditions conducive to wind powered generation is not 100%, but very high.
Predictability of a coal fired generating unit running reliably is not 100%, but very high.
Predictability of a coal fired generating unit NOT running reliably, and tripping out, is 0%.
These 0% events have been happening pretty often lately. If they are not unusual, it is even more reason to move on to something more reliable.
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