> Marginal as in "new capacity added to the grid".
That's not what this word means though.
> Cars charge at night, so they help flatten the duck curve and use mostly base power
When the car is being used for daily commute, yes, but not when travelling (IIRC the majority of gas consumption is caused by long-distance travelling in my country).
> They're good complements to wind power, which is usually stronger at night
Do you have a source for that?Because me personal experience suggest the opposite actually.
The word you're looking for is "peak". Marginal capacity describes both the last piece added and the first piece removed. It can apply to both our usages, and since there's a better term for your usage...
> When the car is being used for daily commute, yes, but not when travelling (IIRC the majority of gas consumption is caused by long-distance travelling in my country).
Citation definitely needed, I strongly disbelieve this.
Even our 500 miles trip mostly use night energy -- charge overnight for the first 320 on cheap night electricity, add 200 halfway in between at expensive rates, and recharge to full at destination at cheap night rates.
> Do you have a source for that?Because me personal experience suggest the opposite actually.
Even where it's not true, the production delta between night and day is lower than the demand delta between night day, so wind provides a disproportionate share of power at night.
That's not what this word means though.
> Cars charge at night, so they help flatten the duck curve and use mostly base power
When the car is being used for daily commute, yes, but not when travelling (IIRC the majority of gas consumption is caused by long-distance travelling in my country).
> They're good complements to wind power, which is usually stronger at night
Do you have a source for that?Because me personal experience suggest the opposite actually.