Switched On

Old Wind or Solar Farm: Run it Ragged, or Rebuild?

We all know wind and solar are intermittent -- at some point the sun stops shining and the wind stops blowing. But is wind and solar power reliable? The answer seems to be that at least with a battery, yes, it is. This week Switched On speaks with Nat Bullard, chief content officer for BloombergNEF, about the future of renewables on the grid. We discuss renewables reliability, competitiveness of gas peakers in a renewables-plus-storage world, and what to do with old wind and solar farms.This episode is based on the weekly Sparklines <a href="http://link.mail.bloombergbusiness.com/join/4wm/sparklines-signup&amp;hash=b9b2681361bede0e1069ca238efb1ec2">series</a> from Bloomberg Green, by Nat Bullard.Users can access this series on bloomberg.com, or on Bloomberg Anywhere at NI BULLARD&lt;GO&gt;. Switched On is hosted this week by Mark Taylor.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Conversations about global commodity markets and the disruptive technologies driving the transition to a low-carbon economy. Each week, Dana Perkins sits down with different BloombergNEF (BNEF) analysts to discuss their latest research and unique perspective on the future of energy, transport, agriculture, sustainability and more.