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They are saying that storage is not needed in the grid because a) Households will have storage in the form of batteries b) We will replace the existing grid wi
by wavegeek 9y ago
They are saying that storage is not needed in the grid because
a) Households will have storage in the form of batteries
b) We will replace the existing grid with a grid that advises devices of he cost of electricity.
c) We will replace existing electricity using devices and systems and devices smart enough to turn themselves off when the cost of electiricity gets too high.
So, storage is actually needed and all we need to do is spend massive amounts on updating the grid and replacing devices to make this possible.
It annoys me that there are a lot of hand-waving articles like this but I have a lot of trouble finding solid analysis of the practicality of a renewables based energy system.
I am not convinced it will work at all, let alone at a reasonable cost.
- bgammon 9y agoAre you suggesting the grid will turn into an interconnected graph of power supply lines with a routers and a routing protocol to supply power dynamically based on usage? Sounds a lot like our favorite graph. There are obvious political problems with rate advertisement. Some are actually beneficial, such as being able to guarantee critical power supply on a more granular level. But what about ending up with a handful of backbone power providers with shady preferential practices and lackluster competitive spirit? Self-regulating devices that turn themselves off during peak usage (back off packet sending...quiet broadcast radios...) seems extremely susceptible to bad actors. Perhaps I underestimate how bad current power infrastructure consistency is.
- wavegeek 9y agoYes what I am saying is that this is a big project that requires a huge and coordinated investment.