intermittency
Americannoun
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Risks are migrating to electricity and renewable fuels faced with new vulnerabilities, such as intermittency and grid-integration challenges.
From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025
Renewable power has different challenges to fossil fuel energy "because of its intermittency", she said, but it is a well-known issue that is planned for.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025
Jacob said without more storage it will be harder to integrate wind and solar energy into the grid even if new renewable energy projects come up, because of its intermittency.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2023
And of course, the intermittency of sunlight patterns can weaken a solar system without attached storage infrastructure, through batteries or other means, as the aforementioned DOE study noted.
From Slate • Oct. 5, 2022
The Neosho madtom is nearly restricted to gravel riffles having moderate flow; therefore, it may be drastically reduced by intermittency of flow.
From Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas by Deacon, James Everett
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