Claim: Renewables Help Meet Electricity Emergency (in California)

See this RenewableEnergyWorld item, which included this:

There was no shortage of generation from new renewables Thursday. Geothermal, biomass, biogas, and small hydro generated a steady 1,700 MW throughout the day or nearly 6 percent of peak demand. Meanwhile solar photovoltaics (solar PV) peaked at 1,800 MW around noon and wind power reached 2,700 MW during the evening peak period. Altogether, renewables generated nearly 15 percent of total consumption on 6 February.

Wind energy provided nearly half of all renewable generation during the 24-hour period; geothermal, nearly 25 percent; solar PV, 12 percent.

Critics of wind and solar energy often use the old canard that California can’t move further toward renewable generation until storage is available. However, the mini crisis on Thursday illustrates that natural gas is equally unreliable as well if there is insufficient pipeline capacity or local storage.

Source: http://electricalcontractor.com/?p=12828

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