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Centralized and distributed grid storage sits at the same problem in that its generally much simpler and cheaper to put up natural gas turbines. Outside of sola
by belorn 2y ago
Centralized and distributed grid storage sits at the same problem in that its generally much simpler and cheaper to put up natural gas turbines. Outside of solar + battery with hours of capacity and a predictable recharge cycles, grid storage are very expensive. The wast majority of countries in Europe is currently build fresh new solar, wind and natural gas power plants. Centralized and distributed grid storage are delegated to future tech with heavy subsidized test projects for non-commercial scale, like the green hydrogen in northern Sweden. This while new natural gas power plants are under constructions and even more sites being approved.
The US seems to be in a similar situations. Some states has weather that is suitable for battery and solar, but then the other states invest in more natural gas.
- bryanlarsen 2y agoGrid storage is not expensive. Texas is building storage like crazy, they wouldn't be doing that if something else was cheaper.
- nradov 2y agoWhat is the total grid storage capacity in Texas, in terms of the number of hours it can supply the normal demand when there is no sunlight or significant wind?
- bryanlarsen 2y agoBattery prices have only dropped low enough to make it cheap very recently. Of course there's not much built yet. It's the rate of build that matters, and the rate of increase of the rate of build.