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Old 08-17-2015, 01:32 PM   #9 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Wind and solar are great when it is windy and daytime, you still need the steam plants at night. There are no batteries to carry us through the night.
Sure there are: it's called hydro, much of which comes from out-of-state already. (See e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_DC_Intertie ) Then there's geothermal, which provides 24/7 power. And if all else fails, Elon Musk will be happy to sell you a battery backup system: Tesla Powerwall
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