RE: Rock Bottom19 Nov 2024 07:40
@tichtich
Indeed, LCOE doesn't take into account intermittency and covering base load. It's more of a measure of the cost to generate 1kWh of electricity factoring in all costs from cradle to grave as a stand-alone entity.
Factoring in backup sources inevitably increases the overall price, though it's inevitably fossil fuels at the moment. The price of renewables is steady, fossil fuels not to much. Creating hydrogen during times of curtailment would also be a relatively stable price but again, additional cost.