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Originally Posted by Fuzz
The problem is we need to store for a lot longer than a reasonable sized battery could ever provide. That, and we still need to charge it at a time when solar and wind are low, so you need more generation to do that.
Batteries are great for daily fluctuations but once you look at covering lulls longer than a few hours they don't do that.
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Yeah it's definitely far from being able to cover portions of the grid for any sustained period, but I think it could be something that can add some headroom as a short-term alternative to rotating outages