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Adrian Foley's avatar

A very interesting view of the coming load challenge. However, off grid connections to natural gas may obviate the need for such an elaborate solution. It depends on whether one views the problem as static or dynamic. I see it as the latter.

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Arushi Sharma Frank's avatar

How do you feel about the capital cost of financing and maintaining a completely off-grid gas fleet? Been curious to see due diligence on the approach and haven't yet. Lifetime costs include operating permits, fuel maintenance, secondary supply and so forth?

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Adrian Foley's avatar

I haven’t seen any empirical studies but In sure some have been done. However, I believe several are in progress and those developers no doubt have deemed them viable

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Arushi Sharma Frank's avatar

On the list to poke around 😂.

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Josh T. Smith's avatar

Are these permanently off-grid? Or are they speed to power and grid connection later?

I think Arushi's question is why most want the grid connection at some point soon.

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Arushi Sharma Frank's avatar

Yes that was what I got from most of the grid engineers who were working with the site dev companies at ESIG- off grid is a temp ramp to grid supply

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