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US grid adds batteries at 10x the rate of natural gas in first half of 2024 (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 months ago by SeaJ@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

Exactly. Day/night storage can probably be met (at least partially) by using EVs (i.e. arrive at work empty, recharge from solar, arrive at home full). But that's not going to be enough to get through the winter in higher latitudes.

That's why we need a reliable base load, and natural gas is very attractive because it's:

easier to build than nuclear
way less polluting than coal
compatible with existing supply lines

Battery storage is prohibitively expensive in many parts of the world, and there aren't very many ready alternatives. I think we should be investing in nuclear power instead of utility grade battery backups, and we should be looking at EVs to help even out the day/night cycle.