Comment by ZeroGravitas
9 hours ago
But "stable" isn't really want they want or need. They have a) cold, dark winters so they want more energy in the winter not a constant amount year round, b) hydro (89% of electricity in Norway!) that is already used as seasonal storage and can be varied to meet daily variation.
Cheap wind that produces more in winter is the obvious answer and indeed seems to be a focus of their build out.
> But "stable" isn't really want they want or need.
Yes, that is exactly what they need. They need stable energy over let's say a 1-2 week period. A windy week is often followed by a non-windy week. So if they can store the energy from the windy week and use it in the following week then they can rely on wind power as a stable energy source.