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> The reality is that the grid needs to work when there is no sun or wind for days or even weeks. Renewables do not need to provide that capability today or to
by the8472 9y ago
> The reality is that the grid needs to work when there is no sun or wind for days or even weeks.
Renewables do not need to provide that capability today or tomorrow. Renewable penetration will take a few decades to reach that level where we have to worry about that and by that point storage will hopefully be up to the task. Right now just a few hours of storage is already enough to shave some peak demand off fossil fuel plants.