Base - load generators are designed to run 24 x 7 and the interference caused by
intermittent wind power output is having a dramatic effect on their ability to operate profitably.
Not exact matches
The
output is a third
power function of
wind speed which makes it very
intermittent.
Parker Gallant compares
power output from
wind and the cost to consumers between 2010 and 2016: we're paying more for
intermittent wind power, produced out - of - phase with demand
E.ON operates numerous transmission grids in Germany and, therefore, has the unenviable task of being forced to integrate the wildly fluctuating and unpredictable
output from
wind power generators, while trying to keep the German grid from collapsing (E.ON sets out a number of the headaches caused by
intermittent wind power in the Summary of this paper at page 4).
The much lower
power - generating capabilities of renewables due to their
intermittent output (the Sun has to shine and the
wind must blow) has meant that reliable backup capacity — fossil fuels or nuclear — must remain on the grid.