Matching customers’ electricity demand with clean energy sources per hour 99% of the time can be done at a cost similar to matching renewable energy supply with demand per year, according to an analysis published Tuesday by Peninsula Clean Energy. The agency, which sells electricity to San Francisco, aims to deliver fully renewable energy 99% of the time by 2025. Its modeling revealed that it can meet this goal by using a mix of energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal, small hydroelectric generators and energy storage.
The agency’s work comes amid a push by power buyers, businesses and governments to find ways to supply clean power 24/7. Tech giants like Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Microsoft Inc. are among the companies migrating to power their 24-hour operations with carbon-free electricity.
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Peninsula Clean Energy He said that he developed his modeling tool in the last two years. The open source tool is free for public use. An official peer-reviewed report analyzed the impact of the model on emissions, its cost and reliability.
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