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Re:Several US utilities back out of deal to build novel nucl... by mk81 on Sunday April 25, 2021 @09:04AM (#26932384)
Show me a working grid scale electrical energy storage system that enables us to spin down fossil generation.

Because I will invest all my money into it.

But it doesn't exist yet.

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Re:Several US utilities back out of deal to build novel nucl... by eloff on Sunday April 25, 2021 @08:01PM (#26937936)
Um, pumped hydro? Teslas battery facility in Australia?

It certainly can be done. The economics aren't there against natural gas, without subsidies or carbon taxes.

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Re:Several US utilities back out of deal to build novel nucl... by mk81 on Thursday April 29, 2021 @08:08PM (#26988416)
People are working on it; no doubt. But look up the total capacity of these systems and compare to the size of the grid and you'll see that were at the beginning of a very long road.
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