Re:What went wrong with the Texas power grid?
by epistasis on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @01:56AM
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I was responding to this comment:
> we haven't figured out a good way to store electrical energy.
Before batteries solve all the problems in the grid, they get installed in smaller amounts. We are in the "smaller" amounts, even though small isn't that small actually. And even 17GW with 2 hours duration can help massively with congestion on transmission lines.
> we haven't figured out a good way to store electrical energy.
Before batteries solve all the problems in the grid, they get installed in smaller amounts. We are in the "smaller" amounts, even though small isn't that small actually. And even 17GW with 2 hours duration can help massively with congestion on transmission lines.