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Pumped storage is a cheaper form of storage than windgas and batteries.

• cubefox 2y ago
  Realistically we are comparing several stable energy sources here that can all be combined with highly volatile energy sources like solar and wind: Coal power, nuclear power, natural gas power, pumped-storage hydropower, power-to-gas [1], and batteries. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-to-gas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-to-gas
  • pydry 2y ago
    Im comparing extremely cheap and green but volatile sources paired with storage with stable energy sources that are either polluting or expensive.
    • cubefox 2y ago
      That is a biased comparison. Solar energy is infinitely expensive during the night (which is hardly "extremely cheap"), so you can only realistically compare it in combination with stable energy sources, like power plants or pumped-storage power. You have not shown that nuclear power and solar power are more expensive than pumped-storage hydropower and solar power.
      • pydry 2y ago
        >Solar energy is infinitely expensive during the night (which is hardly "extremely cheap"), so you can only realistically compare it in combination with stable energy sources, like power plants or pumped-storage power. Yeah, or another more expensive form of storage windgas, which I did. So did you not click on my link or what?
        • cubefox 2y ago
          > You have not shown that nuclear power and solar power are more expensive than pumped-storage hydropower and solar power.