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> coming online near Vegas that's going to be selling solar at around 4 cents/kwh The big problem there is that they'll sell you that energy when they have it,
by danmaz74 11y ago
> coming online near Vegas that's going to be selling solar at around 4 cents/kwh
The big problem there is that they'll sell you that energy when they have it, not when you need it. Production is really becoming cheap with renewables; storage is the real problem (and a very big one).
- toomuchtodo 11y agoCorrect. I mention utility-scale battery storage for that very reason. Until you have utility-scale battery storage, you burn natural gas to make up the difference. Faster response time than coal or nuclear, less carbon output than coal, easier to move across the country, no radioactive waste to store onsite "temporarily" for decades. Hydro could help, but in places with almost no water (California/Nevada), it can't be relied on.