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Past data does not predict the future, especially since we're expecting changes to the climate remember? Even if you're right "most" of the time, even a tenth o
by evilos 3y ago
Past data does not predict the future, especially since we're expecting changes to the climate remember? Even if you're right "most" of the time, even a tenth of a percent system failure is terrible for something like the grid.
- bottlepalm 3y agoGet a battery for that tenth, or get two. It’s called a safety margin. In engineering it’s not difficult to design for.
- evilos 3y agoI don't think you've grasped the sheer amount of energy storage that is necessary.
- bottlepalm 3y agoCalifornia already has 2% of it's 600 GWh per day consumption covered by batteries soooo around a 1.6 order of magnitude increase to get to 100%. Not that it's even necessary, just an example. Battery production at scale is just beginning right now anyways.