Overcapacity as a Barrier to Renewable Energy Deployment: The Spanish Case

Table 1

Installed power capacity and maximum peak power demand coverage.

	Installed power capacity as of 31 December 2013 (102 GW)	Coverage of maximum peak power demand 38.7 GW in 2014
Combined cycle	24.8	7%
Coal	10.7	2.5%
Nuclear	7.7	18.9%
Fuel/gas	0.5	0%
Cogeneration and others	7	10.8%
Hydro	19.5	24%
Wind	22.3	34.5%
Solar PV	4.3	0.1%
Solar thermoelectric	2.2	0.1%
Renewable thermal	1	1.5%
Importer balance regarding international exchanges	—	0.6%

Source: Red Eléctrica de España [3].
Pumped storage not included.