dispatchable
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6.8
- adjective
- /dɪˈspætʃəbl/
- Specialized
:
despachable
- The new power plant is designed to provide dispatchable energy, allowing it to adapt quickly to changing needs.
- dispatchable power
Examples
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Storage can make the renewables dispatchable.
Academic text (2009) -
In recent years, a number of energy storage technologies have been proposed as a means of either making intermittent energy sources more dispatchable or at least helping utility planners bridge the gap between the fall-off rate of renewables and the ramp-up rate of traditional peaking plants.
Academic text (2005) -
Given we already have ample dispatchable power capacity, we do not need to do this, of course...
Blog text (5) -
Additionally, natural gas generation, being dispatchable, will be easier to reduce than coal.
Blog text (34) -
Gas then becomes the clean peak dispatchable and mid-range fuel of choice.
Blog text (25) -
Among renewable energy sources, hydroelectric and geothermal facilities are also dispatchable, within the natural limits of resource availability.
Academic text (2005) -
For example, intermittent renewables can often be readily integrated into utility systems because the generation portfolio includes dispatchable units.
Academic text (1994) -
The problem then and the problem now is that intermittent energy is far less valuable than reliable, dependable, controllable, dispatchable energy.
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Traditional energy sources, such as coal, natural gas, and nuclear power thermal plants, are essentially completely dispatchable—with exceptions for system malfunctions or breakdowns.
Academic text (2005) -
To help utilities make more informed choices about which technologies to employ, technical cooperation missions should adapt state-of-the-art planning tools for comparing the different generating options available: distributed or central station, grid or off-grid, capital- or fuel-intensive, and intermittent or dispatchable generation.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
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3.5
Prepared and available to use immediately
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5.3
Ready to be sent and used when needed
How Quickly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dispatchable comes from the verb dispatch ('send out quickly') and the ending -able ('can be used'). So dispatchable power or resources are those you can switch on or send out quickly when they are needed.