As ben_w points out elsewhere in the thread, renewables are so cheap that losses matter less than you think. Put another way: Today in Denmark, electricity is

As ben_w points out elsewhere in the thread, renewables are so cheap that losses matter less than you think. Put another way: Today in Denmark, electricity is free. Literally 0 cents (øre) before taxes and transport fees (of about 5 cents, 36 øre). Just before Christmas it was about $1 (700 øre) per kWh. There's no inefficiency where it would be bad to store energy with swings like that.