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The other half of the micro hyper-local grid is to get out of the business of needing very large plants like coal plants and moving to things like distributed w
by mixdup 4y ago
The other half of the micro hyper-local grid is to get out of the business of needing very large plants like coal plants and moving to things like distributed wind and solar (perhaps as local as being on every rooftop in town) with battery storage
That's of course easier said than done, but with things like wind/solar/battery, and small failsafe nuclear you can get to smaller grids that don't have to be so absolutely interconnected and trying to ship power from Nebraska to New York City
- ianburrell 4y agoThe problem with distributed wind and solar is that some places are better than others. Solar can go on roofs everywhere but it works better in sunny places. Utility solar is cheaper than roofs. Wind has places where it is stronger like offshore and the plains. Also, windmills are more efficient when bigger. The result is that it is more efficient to put wind and solar in best places and ship the power to where needed. The independent survival area probably depends on where end up putting batteries. I suspect that substations and neighborhoods make most sense but houses might also be best.