This new study from the UK may give some idea on the viability of

Jul 16, 2019
1:36:49pm

Radioactive Coug All-American

Battery storage. The study focuses on car batteries but if you extrapolate that to storage, it doesn't paint a great picture.

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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.

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