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Originally Posted by thingstodo
Grid level batteries (chemical, gravity, et al) are one way of getting rid of SOME of the natural gas turbines that take up the slack when renewables are not generating, and when Peak demand hits.
I'm generalizing .. but EXCESS solar and wind (which I have read requires that they get to somewhere around 2X and 3X the peak power that is required on the grid at any one time.
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I'm generally against government subsidy and regulation, but if there was a worthy area of study or regulation, there's a good chance that would be vehicle to grid (V2G0 interconnection and strategies to buffer energy to cover demand scenarios in which there is either insufficient generation capacity, or that peak capacity is very expensive.
Since cars sit idle 95% of the time, their utilization rates are abysmal. Might as well put that super expensive battery to a 2nd task and reward people for participating in grid stabilization. win(utility benefits), win(V2G participant), win(utility consumer), win(natural environment) scenario.
There's too much win potential here. You're gonna get tired of so much winning.