In other markets where windpower was significant, like the Midwest / Central and Texas regions, the large majority of negative pricing were attributed to nuclear, coal and less
flexible natural gas power plant operations unable to adjust as demand changed.
Not exact matches
That
flexible - fueling advantage has, however, enabled Sunnyvale, Calif. - based Bloom Energy to sell some 120
natural gas — fuel SOFCs, stand - alone heat and
power units that produce both electricity and heat for a local site, to green - minded Fortune 500 corporate plants and state university facilities — notably, subsidized distributed
power demonstration projects in California.
The report acknowledges the growth of VRE, but indicate that the primary factor has been the growth of
natural gas power plants, especially those that are able to operate on a
flexible basis.
A hot summer forecast means more demand for
power, potentially served by
flexible natural gas plants.
Examples would include export of LGN coupled with
natural gas generation technology (e.g., combined cycle); Ultra supercritical coal
power plants; Nuclear Power (flexible, that can follow l
power plants; Nuclear
Power (flexible, that can follow l
Power (
flexible, that can follow load).
They added that subsidy - free renewables will have a negative impact on baseload
power generation, such as
natural gas and nuclear, but boost the business case for
flexible assets, such as peaking plants, battery storage and demand response.
Natural gas has proven credentials as a
flexible power generating option, though high efficiency levels are only achieved in CHP mode, or combined cycle.