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Re:Solar and Wind to Top Coal Power in US for First Time in ... by IdiranVibe on Saturday December 16, 2023 @08:56PM (#38669687)
Surely existing methods of energy storage methods e.g. pumping water to higher altitude reservoirs to be used for hydro at peak hours will be more useful than millions of lead acid batteries
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Re:Solar and Wind to Top Coal Power in US for First Time in ... by sandworm101 on Saturday December 16, 2023 @09:38PM (#38669869)
Pumped hydro cannot be done locally. Not everyone lives on a hillside and owns a lake. For something to be distributed, placed close to end users, it has to fit in a typical garage or basement.
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Re:Solar and Wind to Top Coal Power in US for First Time in ... by nradov on Sunday December 17, 2023 @06:29AM (#38672138)
Much of the country is too flat for pumped hydroelectric storage to be practical. How could that work in a place like Miami or Chicago?
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