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Re:$22B project to provide 8% of UK energy via undersea cabl... by xthrown1 on Thursday March 09, 2023 @10:06PM (#35089938)
> Consequently minimal groundwork was done by preparing the grid with suitable transmission and storage.

You mean like putting in the worlds largest battery?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornsdale_Power_Reserve?useski...

You're reaching levels or reality denial I've only seen in republican administrations projections about peace in the middle east.

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Re:$22B project to provide 8% of UK energy via undersea cabl... by hulahoof on Thursday March 09, 2023 @10:39PM (#35090098)
As noted in your link Hornsdale Power Reserve is in South Australia, which is what the parent used as a good example of preparation.
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Re:$22B project to provide 8% of UK energy via undersea cabl... by xthrown1 on Friday March 10, 2023 @06:52PM (#35103038)
Yes, and it had enough backup to run the grid for 5 minutes, at the low low price of $200m. Now you'd only need another $50,000,000 to have enough storage to run it overnight.
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