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by sadfklsjlkjwt 2105 days ago
What's the lower proportion renewable sources produced in the last 12 months (in one minute intervals)? If that is much lower than 90% you have to have some other source (or accept frequent randomish power cuts).
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Well, we're linked to the English grid, and via connectors to Northern Ireland, continental Europe, etc. In practice the difference is made up by natural gas, and the large pumped hydro storage at Cruachan.

It has been some years since I had a power cut.

So fossil fuels provide the base load...
Well, we don't have"randomish power cuts" so I guess someone solved that problem.
I think it's interesting that someone has to insist on something that doesn't exist to prove their point...
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24529301

Fossil fuels provide the backup power source.

Yes, that's why we only get 90% from renewable. 10% is not.

Out of interest, what percentage are you at?