>Isn't the whole point of cheap and plentiful renewable energy that inefficiencies in processes like this are irrelevant? No. You're thinking of "too cheap to

>Isn't the whole point of cheap and plentiful renewable energy that inefficiencies in processes like this are irrelevant? No. You're thinking of "too cheap to meter," which never came to pass, and (as it turns out) was just a marketing line. >What other long-term energy storage plans are there right now? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34429623 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34429623 There was a great article a few days ago about "factories as batteries" (pointing out that aluminum smelting is uneconomic but hydrogen works) but sadly I can't find it.