At what point in time (taking into account cost reduction trajectories and technological developments) would the costs of deploying storage and other flexibility solutions (e.g. compressed air energy storage, hydrogen) be lower than bearing the wider system impacts of intermittent renewables? How does this vary for different flexible technologies and deployment levels of renewables?
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