alt Hacker NewsNot an expert, but my understanding is that the challenge there is that a big cost in industrial production is the initial capital outlay for the equipment, and oftentimes to pay that back reasonably, you need to run the equipment nonstop. Also, some processes are challenging to stop/start.
This has been my understanding as well. But on the plus side, while you may run a machine all day, the price of cooling your equipment varies with the outside temperature and that is highly correlated with available renewable power. The AC units and diesel backup power are systems you buy and prefer to have idle. But not your press or data center.