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Re:Equivalent of 97% of Scotland’s 2020 electricity consumpt... by ic0n0cl4st on Friday March 26, 2021 @10:27AM (#26592556)
Seems like a great reason to invest in kinetic energy storage like this pumped hydroelectric reservoir in Wales.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ffestiniog_Power_Station?wprov...

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Re:Equivalent of 97% of Scotland’s 2020 electricity consumpt... by runeks on Monday March 29, 2021 @06:08AM (#26619551)
That depends. E.g. if it costs $100bn to build enough of these to store the power needed to go from 97% to 100% then it may just not be worth it.
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