intermittency
noun
in·ter·mit·ten·cy ˌin-tər-ˈmi-tən(t)-sē 
: intermittence
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The intermittency of growing renewable capacity also means that there is an increase in for balancing by a stable and dispatchable baseload such as coal or natural gas. 
Baker Institute, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 But a grid with a larger proportion of wind and solar requires more storage capacity to overcome intermittency. Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2022 Texas and California could have really used the Energy Vault in the last two years when this exact intermittency problem caused their blackouts during unusually cold and unusually hot weather. James Conca, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022 The batteries within electric vehicles have the potential to act as storage devices for the grid, which can assist in stabilizing the intermittency of renewable resources in the power sector, among many other benefits. Alan Jenn, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2022 Making matters worse, renewables continue to be dogged by technological problems, often related to intermittency (the sun doesn’t always shine, nor does the wind always blow), which have yet to be solved. Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 27 Feb. 2022 Without batteries, wind and solar are undermined by their intermittency, generating only at nature’s whim. Jordan Mcgillis, National Review, 10 Mar. 2022 In truth, the anti-pipeline, anti-gas business blocks more wind and solar development because gas is the backup source for their natural intermittency, giving them a realistic commercial chance to compete in our high-consuming economy. Jude Clemente, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022 And in this case, one uncomfortable reality is that both wind and solar are dogged by a range of problems caused by intermittency, the unalterable fact that the wind doesn’t always blow, and the sun doesn’t always shine. Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 8 Jan. 2022 See More
Baker Institute, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 But a grid with a larger proportion of wind and solar requires more storage capacity to overcome intermittency. Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2022 Texas and California could have really used the Energy Vault in the last two years when this exact intermittency problem caused their blackouts during unusually cold and unusually hot weather. James Conca, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022 The batteries within electric vehicles have the potential to act as storage devices for the grid, which can assist in stabilizing the intermittency of renewable resources in the power sector, among many other benefits. Alan Jenn, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2022 Making matters worse, renewables continue to be dogged by technological problems, often related to intermittency (the sun doesn’t always shine, nor does the wind always blow), which have yet to be solved. Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 27 Feb. 2022 Without batteries, wind and solar are undermined by their intermittency, generating only at nature’s whim. Jordan Mcgillis, National Review, 10 Mar. 2022 In truth, the anti-pipeline, anti-gas business blocks more wind and solar development because gas is the backup source for their natural intermittency, giving them a realistic commercial chance to compete in our high-consuming economy. Jude Clemente, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022 And in this case, one uncomfortable reality is that both wind and solar are dogged by a range of problems caused by intermittency, the unalterable fact that the wind doesn’t always blow, and the sun doesn’t always shine. Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 8 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1662, in the meaning defined above