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I think their point still stands - even if every town/city has both solar panels and wind turbines, there are times when you won't get enough power from them to
by rewq4321 5y ago
I think their point still stands - even if every town/city has both solar panels and wind turbines, there are times when you won't get enough power from them to meet demand (remember demand can vary too), just due to natural fluctuations in weather. You either need an absurd amount of battery storage, or some sort of backup power source.
- pydry 5y agoI think if you combine demand shaping, overbuilding, grid scale LIon batteries, better grid interconnects (another thing texas failed miserably at) & pumped hydro you'll find that demand can be met for most people. It'll take time to shift to using green energy and there will be problems but the same would be true for any other kind of shift to any new sources of power. Probably not 16 years like the new UK nuclear plant will take though :/
- coryrc 5y agoYes, we could do that, but that's not what is incentivized by the market so it's not being done on a large scale or with any urgency. Changing the way the market works is what is needed to make those things the action chosen.