Renewables make it into the grid better with AI

In a highly competitive market, all energy generators rely on highly accurate predictions of how much electricity they'll be able to make. Australian researchers have figured out a way to improve these predictions for wind and solar farms, using artificial intelligence. The National Energy Market – "the grid" – requires automatic forecasts every five minutes from electricity generators. This ensures that electricity generation meets demand. It can be very costly if those five-minute forecasts prove to be incorrect.