Re:US electricity demand surged in 2025 – solar handled 61% ...
by sandworm101 on Saturday January 17, 2026 @09:00AM
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That too can be replicated. There are a few centrifuges out there. Not batteries, but spinning masses meant to keep the frequency stable. Some are looking at using air conditioning motors, of which we have millions, as such a spinning mass.
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Re:US electricity demand surged in 2025 – solar handled 61% ...
by mort96 on Saturday January 17, 2026 @09:16AM
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Yeah, as I said it's a solvable problem. It just needs solutions to be implemented
Re:US electricity demand surged in 2025 – solar handled 61% ...
by laurencerowe on Saturday January 17, 2026 @01:51PM
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Grid frequency can also be regulated with batteries and grid forming inverters.
https://www.energy-storage.news/batteries-are-number-one-at-...
https://arena.gov.au/blog/australias-grid-forming-battery-re...