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A much more common issue is that many people forget that neither wind nor solar provide baseload and even with the cheapest batteries on the planet, we won’t ev
by cbmuser 3y ago
A much more common issue is that many people forget that neither wind nor solar provide baseload and even with the cheapest batteries on the planet, we won’t even close to buffering a national grid’s demand for days.
Having said that, any future electricity mix must include nuclear power. France proves that only nuclear allows for deep decarbonization unless you have lots of hydropower and a small population like Norway.
For people who still think that wind and solar alone can do it, I just recommend looking at Germany which had to resort to restart even communist East Germany era coal plants to stabilize the grid after the nuclear phase out.
- WatchDog 3y agoWhat about gas peaker plants? I think people are letting perfect be the enemy of good, sure they output carbon, but they seem like a much more affordable option for buffering dips in renewables output, compared to batteries or nuclear.
- pfdietz 3y agoCO2 fees will be raised until that's no longer the case. Unless by "gas" you meant green hydrogen.