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For the comparison, average nuclear power plant produces 1000MW around the clock. The goal of Australia batteries was to normalize short production/consumption
by lightgreen 6y ago
For the comparison, average nuclear power plant produces 1000MW around the clock.
The goal of Australia batteries was to normalize short production/consumption fluctuations, not as general universal battery storage to deal with renewable uneven production.
- eldaisfish 6y agoMy point was simply to illustrate that batteries are not a viable energy storage method for the scale of energy required on even a small power grid. South Australia's power grid is relatively small compared to many similar regions.