Re: SPACE.com -- Solar Power Satellites: Power Plugs in Space

"Mike Combs" <mikecombs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

This big advantage of SPS is the constant availability of
the energy.

The ability to deliver power "tactically" -- taking advantage of peak
demand/price, and to some extent filling gaps in the existing
distribution of terrestrial power plants and/or trunk power lines --
can be just as important in some analyses. It seems a little
counterintuitive, but when you dig into the disparities in base vs.
peak prices and generation costs, it starts to make sense.
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