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Originally Posted by GGG
I think all those techs still suffer from the peak load problem. You are being very hopefully that the grid is plugged in when you hit peak load. Some load shedding with dynamic pricing could work however you’d have to convince people that taking risk on variable rates and sacrificing energy use made sense.
I think utility scale storage is where we end up for meaningful base load over car batteries and AI. Things like compressed air generation with underground storage or underwater balloons filled with air
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I don't think you need to be that hopeful. Population dynamics are very predictable. Yes a person is unpredictable, but the population isn't. With proper incentives people will absolutely do it. I'm less certain on vehicle batteries though because of life cycle issues. The small amount used and the slow rate of charge probably wouldn't affect the life of the battery but I'm not sure too many will be into risking that. The bigger one will be distributed home storage I think and I don't see why that would be a problem.
In order for any of these solutions to work though you'll need dynamic pricing and incentives to match