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Full credit to Danielle Smith on content here. She was spot on with everything she said. Nuclear can’t get built in time, and batteries are merely a cute solution to manage hourly and mayyyyyybe daily volatility. They aren’t a solution for the 2 week long cold fronts in the winter where the wind doesn’t blow much and the sun isn’t up. It’s so frustrating seeing everyone unable to overcome their hatred for her on this one and actually try to understand the issue.

Just for the record, here's what the other person in the exchange had to say about it, whom unfortunately Danielle ignored, talked over, and defaulted to her talking points.

"CBC: What the guy who got into a shouting match with Danielle Smith at a climate conference thinks of the exchange

He wasn't talking about industrial-scale battery storage on the province's power grid, but rather small-scale battery storage in individual homes. As a rooftop solar guy, this is more his wheelhouse.

What I was telling her is that we've been looking at this the wrong way, Power said.

I think she missed the point.

He says it's less expensive than many people realize to install a handful of solar panels and a small amount of battery storage in their homes.

He tends to prefer lead-acid batteries, which are an older technology compared to modern lithium-ion batteries. But, he says, for small-scale residential solar systems the older-style batteries are cheaper to buy up front, have long life cycles when properly maintained, and are nearly fully recyclable (new window) when they reach the end of their life cycle.

Power believes encouraging more widespread adoption of systems like this would help take pressure off the power grid and reduce the need for industrial-scale generation. As a bonus, he said, it provides homeowners with independent reserves of backup electricity for emergency situations.

That alone won't solve all of our energy challenges, Power said, but he felt it was disheartening for the premier to be so dismissive, because he believes long-lasting solutions will take a combination of all sorts of different technologies which, when added up, can make a significant difference."