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Energy Mix Calculator

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Coal is never supplanted by regulating power surplus #1

Open sin opened 4 years ago

sin commented 4 years ago

~~coal plants are the only one that~~ ~~always work with full power~~ the coal profile is now same as nuclear's
Regulating powers never displace more carbon intensive sources from baseload, only fill the gap between baseload and demand

https://github.com/sin/energy-calc/blob/a317e476568741912b46679d802d5765c82a1bd0/src/simulator/constants.js#L110-L117

https://github.com/sin/energy-calc/blob/a317e476568741912b46679d802d5765c82a1bd0/src/simulator/getPowers.js#L57-L71

Proposed changes

If there's low carbon regulating power surplus:

decrease coal (high emissions and margin cost)
increase gas

If baseload sources exceed demand:

first decrease RE (zero margin cost)
then decrease nuclear (not load-following, zero margin cost)
then decrease CHP (needed for heating)