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A lot of renewables have intermittent generation. If daytime electricity demand is already saturated, adding more solar panels increases capacity but doesn't in
by Manuel_D 7mo ago
A lot of renewables have intermittent generation. If daytime electricity demand is already saturated, adding more solar panels increases capacity but doesn't increase generation (or to be more specific, it doesn't increase generation that actually fulfills demand).
- ziga 7mo agoUnless you add battery storage, which is increasingly the case: https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/02/25/solar-and-storage-to-lead-record-breaking-86-gw-of-new-u-s-capacity-in-2026/ https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/02/25/solar-and-storage-to-...
- nxm 7mo agoAdding battery storage is very costly, and batteries degrade with each cycle.