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[–] Trying2KnowMyself@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

storage

That is the obvious solution to variable demand not correlated with variable output, yes, so is MIT saying that “the problem with solar is that we aren’t building enough storage capacity to manage peak usage that occurs outside of peak production times”?

No?

Why not?

[–] larrikin99@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The MIT article is pro solar and pro renewable, and does discuss storage, hvdc transmission, load shifting and subsidies to reduce costs.

[–] Trying2KnowMyself@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago

storage and system costs rise sharply once renewables provide the vast majority of electricity on the grid.

Why is that? Perhaps the problems the article poses with storage solutions boil down to:

inherently driven by a a capitalist profit motive