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Grid-scale batteries are not the solution. Residential solar combined with residential storage either through dedicated batteries (which can be repurposed old E
by Ourgon 5y ago
Grid-scale batteries are not the solution. Residential solar combined with residential storage either through dedicated batteries (which can be repurposed old EV battery packs or tailor-made residential storage batteries) or electric cars which can feed power back into the home can help more here by limiting peak consumption when people come home from work/school and - given large enough batteries - when they get up and prepare to go to work/school. In the more northern regions the effect will be limited in the winter months due to the limited amount of daylight, the opposite is true in the summer months.
- epgui 5y agoFirst sentence: I don't think these things are mutually exclusive. Agreed on the rest though! One of the main advantages of battery storage, apart from decoupling production and consumption, is that it enables delocalization (and portability) of energy sources.