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All of the discussions here conveniently ignore the existance of Wind. Which fortunately has higher yield in the months when there is less sun.
by mastermage 6mo ago
All of the discussions here conveniently ignore the existance of Wind. Which fortunately has higher yield in the months when there is less sun.
- TheOtherHobbes 6mo agoYes, it's a mix. It's always a mix. Arguing that "renewables" = "solar" is a classic straw man. So is comparing rooftop solar for a single property to grid solar for a country to a continent-sized grid of mixed renewable sources. Battery and storage tech are barely getting started. Pumped storage is perfectly capable of smoothing out seasonal loads. There's some capex for physical pumped storage - less than for a nuke plant - but once running it's comparatively low cost.
- fi358 6mo agoI think the amount of energy needed during wintertime would be difficult to cover with pumped storage or traditional batteries. You have to have suitable geography for pumped storage and also enough (fresh) water available for that. However, instead of water compressed air could be also used, but that has also problems.