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Table 7

2050 network configurations.

  Case 2050-1 Case 2050-2 Case 2050-3
Generation capacity (MW)      
Onshore wind 9833 5000 10,000
Wave   4807  
SAPV 743 783  
OCGT capacity 2695 2849 2646
  13,271 13,438 12,646
PHES (MWh) 1587 3094
Curtailment 32% 25% 0%
OCGT capacity factor 7% 9% 10%
Emissions intensity (tCO2-e/MWh) 0.04 0.05 0.00
Network costs ($/MWh) $65 $83 $76

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