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all true, but in the vast majority of electricity markets, inertia is not priced.

what does drive the price of electricity is fuel cost, not grid stability.

Solar inverters do not have physical inertia but they can have fast frequency response via capacitors. Many wind turbines have this feature and at scale, it is a decent replacement for electromagnetic inertia.





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