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Re:California breaks 1 GW energy storage milestone by kjeetgill on Thursday July 15, 2021 @06:08PM (#27850690)
> but that's mostly irrelevant to this discussion.

Is it irrelevant? As another thread mentioned, how long you can provide that power for that for and how fast you can replenish capacity seems relevant for its usefulness buffering solar for after hours.

I'm pretty unread on the energy storage situation so your insight or any good resources are very welcome!

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Re:California breaks 1 GW energy storage milestone by jfengel on Friday July 16, 2021 @12:57PM (#27858318)
California uses something on the order of 1 GWh/day. If they have the ability to store up hundreds of GWh in a reservoir, then the exact amount becomes largely irrelevant. They have enough, and the limiting factor is power rather than energy.
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