What is a typical ratio of peak to mean capacity utilization? Somehow, 5x doesn't seem far-fetched, come to think of it. For residential power, think of how running an electric oven, kettle, vacuum cleaner or iron compares to average use. A 3kW spike would not be unusual and base consumption (close to the average) could well be below 600W (a laptop, a TV/stereo and a couple of lights?). En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma
So: 30GW base, 50GW average, 80GW peak, 90-100GW capacity. In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
The only question is whether that estimate was fined tuned in the hour before each timewindow (as is usually possible) and whether the estimate shown is the one done a day before, or the fine-tuned one. I would expect it to be the day-ahead one, but maybe not.
(or am I missing something from the definition of estimate and "telemetered" production?) In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
Nope. The 9GW is the metered production, the 10.1GW estimate includes unmetered capacity. That's pretty good -- back when I first bookmarked this link years ago, the metered part was barely above 50% of the total capacity. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
