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At the same time, the New York Times (also paywalled) is writing about how some states (California) are extending solar and existing power sources using batteri

At the same time, the New York Times (also paywalled) is writing about how some states (California) are extending solar and existing power sources using batteries: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/07/climate/battery-electricity-solar-california-texas.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/07/climate/batte... There is an interesting graph at the top of the Times article showing the growth of battery use recently.

acidburnNSA 2y ago
This is what people said about nuclear power as it stopped being an exponential rise in the mid-1970s. As a power source becomes built it more places, its externalities generally get more regulated. Happened with coal (acid rain, air pollution) and nuclear (Browns ferry fire, TMI, Salem atws), happening now with wind and solar (land use, intermittency)