Renewable Energy Mandates Drive Higher Backup Requirements
- Solar and Wind Deployment is Skyrocketing
- Major Solar Power Production during Daylight Hours
- Each year, additional Solar is installed Resulting in Greater Day-time Energy Production Annually
- Massive Change – California Mandated 100% Carbon Neutral by 2045
Looming Grid Reliability Crisis
- Mid-day Solar Displaces Conventional Power during Sunniest Hours
- Evening Peak Demand still Grows – even with Solar Generation
- Annually Increasing Solar Creates Steeper Power Ramp-Rate
- Power Providers must Precisely match Demand at Every Moment
- Full Power Backup of Solar & Wind is essential to Prevent Blackouts
- Intermittent Renewables increase Conventional Turbine Thermal Cycle
- Fatigue / Damage and Costly Maintenance
- VAST® FastRamp™ Turbines enable >50% Renewable Power Grids
Competing Grid Stabilization Technologies
California Clean Air Requirements
Capital Cost Comparison
Performance Advantage
U.S. Fossil Fuel Electric Power – Installed Capacity
U.S. Fossil Fuel Electric Power – Capacity Factor
Reduced Capacity Factors Create New Intermediate Load Markets for VAST
