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by usrusr 3246 days ago
Cheaper than fuel plus investment for peaker plants and cheaper than the storage of your competition. (Sorry, I'm as lost for numbers as you are)
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That is the mathematical answer but Energy, in California at least, is regulated and that creates systems where we build plants we don't need. See http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-fi-electricity-capacity/ for details.