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Jul 16, 2019
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donnerstag
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Battery storage is being built fast
which makes it a lot more viable to get to 100% renewables without blackouts.
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How did California fix their "rolling blackouts"?
Borg
7/16/19 10:07am
LOTS of natural gas fired power generation constructed in other states
fulano
7/16/19 10:08am
This is 100% the correct answer. California created the
The Pope
7/16/19 10:45am
Batteries lose about 2% of their charge over the course of one week
donnerstag
7/16/19 11:03am
Solar and other renewables. Also, they raised utility rates through the roof.
Conan
7/16/19 10:08am
what % of CA's power is generated by renewables? Also, are dams renewable now?
fulano
7/16/19 10:10am
About 32% last year.
SoCalCoug
7/16/19 10:15am
It's a little over 33%; 44% by 2024 is the next goal
donnerstag
7/16/19 10:16am
Renewables powering California is a myth
HiLife
7/16/19 10:16am
The wind farms don't sit idle for months
donnerstag
7/16/19 10:26am
Hydro electric is not counted as renewable
donnerstag
7/16/19 10:18am
The anti hydrocarbon wack jobs in OR and WA have decided it is now (which it is)
fulano
7/16/19 10:27am
California counts smaller hydroelectric projects as renewable.
SoCalCoug
7/16/19 10:27am
If under a 30 MW project size, that may be true
donnerstag
7/16/19 10:30am
No, but it is referred to as "clean" energy.
Father Abraham
7/16/19 10:33am
Middle class moved out. Homeless moved in but they don't use much electricity
Dynasty1
7/16/19 10:11am
Battery storage is being built fast
donnerstag
7/16/19 10:13am
And think of all the mining that has to happen to get the
FatherOFive
7/16/19 11:20am
Exactly, to say LI-ION batteries are the answer
The Pope
7/16/19 12:28pm
There are many positives to batteries over fossil fuels
donnerstag
7/16/19 12:37pm
I don't disagree with those points, they have a lot of truth to a certain
The Pope
7/16/19 2:10pm
This new study from the UK may give some idea on the viability of
Radioactive Coug
7/16/19 1:36pm
I thought they just started burning down their customer's houses to keep pace.
Kauai
7/16/19 10:22am
Real funny.
Natedog916
7/16/19 10:37am
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