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We can actually store energy from the grid. Not as inexpensive as generating it, but not unreasonable either. Most new solar/wind installs are now coming online
by N1H1L 5y ago
We can actually store energy from the grid. Not as inexpensive as generating it, but not unreasonable either. Most new solar/wind installs are now coming online with approximately 4 hours of battery backup.
Currently the shortfall is dispatched with conventional sources (mostly gas, coal and nuclear similar amounts). Battery prices continue to fall. Also new large storage facilities are coming online, such as compressed air which promise tens of Gigawatt-hours of storage at prices below battery. So that's the long term plan.
- coding123 5y agoActually if everyone had a personal power storage system they could probably reduce their bills alone with just that. Buy the power during the cheap hours and then use it later in the evening when it's 10 cents per kw more.