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> storms only last so long

You can have prolonged periods of abnormal weather. As an example, across Europe we had months of extremely low wind in 2020:

https://theconversation.com/what-europes-exceptionally-low-w...

[Retric]

“The beautifully bright and still weather may have been a welcome reason to hold off reaching for our winter coats, but the lack of wind can be a serious issue when we consider where our electricity might be coming from.”

Ie: Lots of solar when the wind isn’t blowing

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> Ie: Lots of solar when the wind isn’t blowing

Not always. Over months of low wind, there will still be overcast days, and of course, there's that pesky little issue of the night.

[Retric]

Try and find some days where all of Europe is covered in clouds and there wasn’t wind.

[sofixa]

Every night?

[Retric]

That’s not clouds.

[sofixa]

It's not clouds, but it's 0% solar efficiency.