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Line 120: The extent to which the intermittency of solar-generated electricity is an issue will also depend on the degree to which the generation profile of solar corresponds to demand cycles. In locales where air conditioning is a driver of demand and corresponds to periods of high sunlight, the intermittency may be less problematic. This may also correspond to locations with high solar production possibilities. For example, solar thermal power plants designed for solar-only generation (such as [[Nevada Solar One]]) are ideally matched to summer noon peak loads in prosperous areas with significant cooling demands, such as the south-western United States. Using thermal energy storage systems, solar thermal operating periods can even be extended to meet base-load needs. [http://spider.iea.org/impagr/cip/pdf/issue36solarp.pdf] ==References==

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