Re: distribution losses vs transmission losses
"wind farms have a habit of tripping offline very suddenly, even if the wind IS blowing (e.g. if it is blowing too hard, or if the grid frequency goes too high or too low)"
We're well past the point where renewables generators should be required to buffer their output (ie: battery farms) and the South Australia experience shows the benefit in doing so - ironically the operator makes more money from the grid stabilisation provided by those batteries than from the wind turbines beside them
Biting the hand that feeds IT
