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In reply to the discussion: California can't use all its solar power. That's a huge problem. CA's solar plants don't even operate at full capacity [View all]

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14. How giant 'batteries' in the Earth could slash your electricity bills.
Reply to Caribbeans (Original post)
Tue Dec 3, 2024, 09:41 AM
Dec 3
https://grist.org/climate/long-duration-energy-storage-batteries-store-solar-wind-power/

We're wasting too much of the clean energy we generate. Reservoirs and caverns can store excess solar and wind power.

So pump water.

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California can't use all its solar power. That's a huge problem. CA's solar plants don't even operate at full capacity [View all] Caribbeans Dec 3 OP
No rational person builds a plant to accommodate a few hours every few weeks of otherwise useless power. NNadir Dec 3 #1
I agree, Hydrogen should only be made using some of this excess green energy rather than fossil fuels... Think. Again. Dec 3 #4
Hydrogen is only Figarosmom Dec 3 #6
Or we could store the excess clean energy using Hydrogen made from other excess clean energy! Think. Again. Dec 3 #7
Around here, there is a lot of ignorant people who regard energy storage as primary energy. In any case... NNadir Dec 3 #11
"Millions of dollars of electricity go to waste because the infrastructure isn't in place to store or move all the solar Think. Again. Dec 3 #2
is there funding coming from the infrastructure bill? SleeplessinSoCal Dec 3 #8
Oh yes, the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment Act both dedicate funds to energy distribution... Think. Again. Dec 3 #9
It proves it's not pie in the sky thinking Figarosmom Dec 3 #3
Great idea! Think. Again. Dec 3 #5
That won't work. druidity33 Dec 3 #10
It proves no such thing. It's garbage thinking. NNadir Dec 3 #12
Other forms of energy storage are possible for CA BubbaJoe Dec 3 #13
How giant 'batteries' in the Earth could slash your electricity bills. usonian Dec 3 #14
We don't generate very much "clean" energy. NNadir Dec 3 #15
should be rooftop solar on houses and businesses not solar farms for corporate welfare nt msongs Dec 3 #16
Yup. There's nothing better on this planet than giving tax breaks to the rich; houses would be the thing to do it. NNadir Dec 3 #17
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