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Storage is the /only/ way for solar to provide baseload power. Pumped water storage is vastly cheaper than batteries, and a better example of grid scale storage
by paulsutter 11y ago
Storage is the /only/ way for solar to provide baseload power. Pumped water storage is vastly cheaper than batteries, and a better example of grid scale storage today. I should add that battery prices are coming down as volume increases (manufacturing learning curve), but not as fast as photovoltaic cells.
Elon Musk's goal with tesla is to boost battery production volume significantly to reduce the cost of batteries.
This is a really low quality article.
- eru 11y agoPumped water storage is awesome where you have the geography to support it. Alas, that's not everywhere.
- ISL 11y agoFurthermore, mountains, canyons, and valleys are beautiful and valuable as they are.
- tonyedgecombe 11y agoThat hasn't stopped us digging them up for coal though.