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“Hourly U.S. Power-System Dispatch for Extreme Weather Days in the 90% Clean Case in 2035
The above figure “…details the dispatch for the period of maximum natural gas generation, one week in late July and early August. Approximately 360 GW of natural gas is dispatched to meet demand on August 1, while renewables contribute significantly less generation than normal. Even when wind and solar generation drops to low levels, existing hydropower, nuclear power, and natural gas capacity, as well as new battery storage, are sufficient to maintain system operations. “
2035 The Report, June 2020, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California Berkeley, Gridlab, Energy Innovation, PaulosAnalysis, www.2035report.com, authors: Amol Phadke, Umed Paliwal, Nikit Abhyankar, Taylor McNair, Ben Paulos, David Wooley, Ric O’Connell, page 18
