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The basics on base load

3 Oct 2007

This is evident in the IPSP statement, “Nuclear power will be used to fill a significant gap (85 TWh by 2027) between the projected base-load demand and the planned capacity from other sources.” The following examples demonstrate how the IPSP arbitrarily caps conservation and renewable energy and discounts their full contribution to base load and potential to reduce nuclear capacity: • The IPSP ca [...] By adding 2 MW of flow battery storage to 12 MW of wind capacity, capacity factors can be improved by 16%, and peak effectiveness by 78%.8 Finally, use of storage reduces the size of the transmission connection to the wind farm or solar facility, as it is the average output from the facility, rather than the peak output, that has to be accommodated. [...] Overall, Renewable is Doable shows that if the cost of power from nuclear capacity is adjusted for historic performance of reactors and the increasing cost of refurbishment, the cost of electricity in 2027 from a CDM/renewable power future as outlined above is less than the one planned by OPA in the IPSP — 0.119 versus $0.124/kWh. [...] Renewable is Doable and Other Jurisdictions Once a decision has been made to maximize CDM and make RE power the primary base load source of the future, steps can be taken to put the technical, regulatory and policy tools in place to bring this about. [...] A combination of CDM and renewable power sources have been proven effective as the primary source of energy meeting base load power demand in the following jurisdictions: • Many jurisdictions such as British Columbia, Manitoba, the states of California and Vermont, and countries of the European Union are taking a much more aggressive approach to energy efficiency and conservation than is Ontario.1
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Authors

Peters, Roger

Pages
16
Published in
Canada

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